Although the score was only 4–2, and there seemed to be no significant gap between the teams, their momentum on the court was completely different.
For the Pelicans, after Michael Joe had missed three consecutive dunks, his confidence had hit rock bottom, and the team's morale had plummeted as well.
By contrast, Wang Yi's two God's Dunks had greatly boosted the Kings' morale.
With one team rising as the other fell, the gap between them would grow infinitely wide.
If things continued this way, the Kings might go on a run and put the game out of reach in the first quarter.
During the timeout, the Pelicans players all wore grim expressions. Michael Joe looked dispirited as he trudged back to the bench and sat down in his seat.
His eyes were even a little unfocused.
He had been so cocky before the game, but now he was just as flustered.
He looked down at his hands.
He simply couldn't believe that those were the hands that had just failed to dunk the ball three times in a row.
What the hell was wrong with him today?
Was there a lid on the basket whenever he was shooting?
Meanwhile, two images kept alternating in his mind. One was Wang Yi passing him the ball three times in a row at the start of the game.
It was like a loving father repeatedly passing the ball to his son, who had just started practicing his shots.
The other image was Wang Yi's painfully cutting remark: "I gave you the chance, and you blew it."
If Michael Joe understood Chinese culture, he might have said, "Ouch, that stings."
Seeing him like this, head coach Willie Green came over and began serving Michael Joe some motivational words.
"Michael, do you know why your