The substitute players seemed to see something else in Wang Yi's eyes, and it made them all feel a little uneasy.
Gates, whose instincts were especially sharp, felt his heart skip a beat when he saw Wang Yi's expression.
When the timeout ended, both teams returned to the court. Gates watched Wang Yi's back, his brow furrowed the whole time.
George Shig, standing beside him, was still gloating over the fact that his team had no players to rotate in.
He turned and saw Gates' brow knitted into a frown. "What's wrong? Something bothering you?"
At that, Amir Khan, Kim Tae-hyun, Charlie Hannum, and the others all looked over.
Gates merely frowned. After a moment, he said, "Just a feeling."
"What kind of feeling?"
Gates shook his head and said no more.
Meanwhile, on the bench, A. Nikola saw Hachimura return to the court with an unsteady gait, and a thought stirred in his mind.
The team was short-handed right now, and he wanted to volunteer to the head coach.
But then he glanced at Gates, Charlie Hannum, and the others, and ultimately changed his mind.
Back on the court, the game continued.
After the players returned, the momentum began to shift.
First, Zhang Jiacheng made a bad pass, and the other team stole the ball and scored on a fast break.
Next, Hachimura somehow missed everything on a corner three.
Then Dauding went for a dunk under the basket, only to hit the front of the rim and send the ball flying high into the air.
The Jazz players on the other side had been reasonably efficient on offense over those few possessions, so the lead narrowed slightly to 35 points.
Coach Dako called a quick timeout and stressed that they couldn't afford to turn the ball over.
But