Watching Wang Yi's determined stride ahead of him, Dauding was surprised.
He was more than half a head taller than Wang Yi, and looked much stronger, too. But right now, Wang Yi seemed taller, stronger, and more unbreakable than he was.
Watching Wang Yi up ahead, Zhang Jiacheng clenched his fists in silence.
He had spent the first half of his life fighting against adversity. He'd always thought he was pretty tough when facing it, but compared with Wang Yi, he felt he still fell short.
When Zhang Jiacheng faced adversity, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure it.
He was incredibly tenacious and resilient. No matter how often adversity beat him down, he'd get back up each time, refusing to let hardship defeat him.
Wang Yi, on the other hand, enjoyed the thrill adversity brought.
The tougher the odds and the deeper the trouble, the more excited he became.
They were clearly on different levels.
Watching Wang Yi up ahead, Hachimura Rui was quietly amazed, too.
At his age, he was already an NBA veteran. He knew better than anyone which games called for giving it everything and which ones were better to let go.
Tonight's game was adversity piled on adversity. All five players would have to play the full 48 minutes. Winning a game like this was nearly impossible, and it was the sort of game you had to let go.
But watching Wang Yi stride forward with such resolve, his shoulders trembling slightly with excitement...
Honestly, he still had little faith that they could win tonight. But he was willing to push his aging body to the limit and give it a shot.
Win or lose, at least he'd given it his all. Then he wouldn't feel guilty facing Wang Yi and his teammates,