Pelicans head coach Willie Green was panicking. He was panicking like crazy.
But what had him even more worried was that he had no timeouts left to call. All he could do was let the Kings have their way with them.
Wang Yi looked away and made one demand of his players:
"From now on, the moment they get the ball, foul them and send them to the line. Save time so we can get on offense."
At that, Westbrook and Rose both frowned.
"Given our momentum, if we just play normally, we can easily make up the deficit and win," Rose said. "Why send them to the line? That'll only put us at a disadvantage."
Wang Yi looked at Rose and smiled faintly. "Because just winning isn't enough. I want a bloodbath!"
Rose stared at Wang Yi in surprise. Westbrook understood, too.
Everyone thought Wang Yi only wanted to pull off a 40-point comeback.
But no one knew that Wang Yi wanted more.
Winning wasn't enough. He also wanted to completely slaughter the Pelicans in these final four minutes.
The guy really did have huge ambitions.
But after spending the last half-quarter making their furious comeback, Old Wei and Rose were both fired up.
If it was a bloodbath he wanted, then a bloodbath it would be.
Old Wei made the free throw, cutting the deficit to just two points. The game resumed.
As soon as the Pelicans got the ball, Bond went straight over and wrapped his arms around Michael Joe.
He sent Michael Joe to the free-throw line.
His move left every fan and spectator utterly baffled.
"Oh, what's Bond doing?"
"They've cut it to two points at such a crucial moment. All they have to do is play normally, but instead you foul and send them