The Kings sent Arthur to the line, and he missed both free throws again.
When the Kings came back on offense, the Lakers' three-big lineup either couldn't get out to defend or couldn't make it back in time.
The Kings attacked inside and out, quickly extending their lead to 20 points.
Only then, during a dead ball, did Coach Ham take the three bigs out, leaving Thick Eyebrows as the only big man on the floor.
But with the three bigs off the court, the Lakers no longer had an advantage in height inside.
Wang Yi quickly sent the Kings' three bigs back in.
That gave the Kings a major advantage in the paint once more.
First, Towns scored twice inside. Then Danny took a shot from the perimeter.
When Danny missed from outside, the three bigs could easily grab the rebound and kick it back out for another shot, which they made.
And with the Lakers no longer holding such a huge advantage inside, the Kings didn't need to foul as often. As long as Arthur wasn't trying to shoot, they left him alone. After all, the Lakers didn't have much of an advantage anymore.
This left Coach Ham in a difficult spot.
He couldn't play the three bigs, but he couldn't take them out either.
As for the Kings, although the team had committed a lot of fouls overall, a closer look showed that each player had kept his fouls under control, with most at three.
Mane had the most, and even he had only four.
It looked as if everyone was in foul trouble, but with the third quarter already halfway over, it wasn't really a major concern.
Nearly every player had three fouls, but Wang Yi had already told them to spread the fouls around evenly