The Kings' four players sprinted ahead while Wang Yi pushed the ball up the court behind them.
This time, however, he wasn't sprinting at full speed. He was moving just a little slower than his peak speed, looking for the right opportunity to pass.
As he ran, he suddenly shouted in Chinese:
"Two Extremes Reversal!"
The five Knicks players heard Wang Yi shout and tensed, realizing the Kings were about to run a set play.
But they'd never heard of whatever Wang Yi had shouted.
The Kings, however, had practiced Two Extremes Reversal with Wang Yi in training.
So his teammates knew what to do.
Bond, Tures, and Towns, the three towering big men, didn't charge toward the basket as they normally would. Instead, they did the opposite and spread out beyond the three-point line.
At the same time, Danny, who was usually one of their best three-point shooters, unexpectedly sprinted toward the basket.
This immediately threw the Knicks' defense into disarray.
Jokic had planned to go to the basket to defend Towns, but halfway there, he saw Towns heading beyond the three-point line and was momentarily dumbfounded.
After a brief pause, he hurried out to the three-point line.
After all, Towns could shoot threes, too.
Seth Curry, who had been guarding Danny, had initially run toward the three-point line to defend him. When he saw Danny heading for the basket, he didn't follow him there. His instinct told him that Jokic and Sengun would already be covering the basket.
So all he had to do was guard the perimeter.
Since Danny had gone to the basket, he went to guard Wang Yi instead.
That left Danny wide open beneath the basket.
Wang Yi had reached the three-point line in the backcourt, while Danny had made it to the paint