After the game, the Kings held a postgame press conference.
Wang Yi didn't attend. He had played 28 minutes without scoring a single point.
Instead, Towns, who had hit the game-winning shot, and Danny, the game's leading scorer, attended the press conference.
At the press conference, a reporter immediately tried to stir things up:
"Towns, congratulations on putting up a huge double-double of 26 points and 14 rebounds, and on making that clutch dunk in the final moments."
"My question is about Wang Yi. He played 28 minutes and scored zero points. His performance was so poor—where do you think things went wrong? Was it a locker room problem, or was Wang Yi himself just off his game?"
Before Towns could answer, Danny glared angrily at the reporter.
Towns stared at him, then said, "He played 28 minutes and scored zero points, but you're ignoring his 15 assists. Isn't getting 15 assists in 28 minutes incredibly efficient?"
"Anyone whose eyes are working properly wouldn't say our leader was off his game tonight."
"Although he didn't score, he showed the world that he could lead the team to victory even without putting up a single point."
"And for one game, he does a lot of work off the court that you never see. Why did he have us leave their corner threes open? Because he knew their corner three percentage had been low over the last five games."
"Why did we keep fouling their three-point shooter, Swift, when she shot? Because he knew Swift wasn't in good form at the free-throw line tonight."
"And on that final possession, it looked like I made the clutch basket, but he drew up the play. Every one of his feints and every glance he made misled the opposing team, and that's what created the