Coach Ham thought hard before finally taking Barton out and putting Hachimura Rui in, whose three-point percentage had been pretty good this season.
That way, King Arthur could try driving inside first. If he really couldn't get through, he could pass the ball out for a three.
Soon, both teams returned to the court.
Naturally, the ball went to King Arthur to handle.
The Kings had Danny guarding King Arthur. Wherever King Arthur went, the players there would try to double-team him.
Every fan in the arena had sweaty palms and feet. They held their breath, tense beyond belief.
Coach Ham had his arms folded, pacing quickly along the sideline.
Kings fans watching on TV also had damp palms and barely dared to breathe.
Both teams' fans and players were extremely tense.
Yet one person wasn't tense at all.
That was Wang Yi.
Wang Yi was still sitting on the bench, watching the court with calm composure.
He looked as though he were watching an ordinary defensive possession.
On the court, the Lakers inbounded the ball and, naturally, gave it to King Arthur.
The moment he got the ball, Danny immediately stepped in front of him.
Rose watched King Arthur's position, ready to come over and double-team him at any moment.
The three big men continued to form a wedge around the paint. If King Arthur drove inside, he would immediately run into a double-team.
This defense was designed to let the Lakers shoot threes. It wouldn't let them score twos.
And King Arthur was a naturally powerful man.
He gave a mighty shake, and a surge of daring rose in his heart.
You won't let me drive? Then I'll drive anyway!
He dribbled, used a simple crossover to get half a step past Danny, then muscled his way past