Spoelstra realized there were less than five minutes left in the game. No matter how fast Wang Yi pushed the pace, there was no way he could foul every player on the court out of the game.
So he made no adjustments and kept using the strategy of fouling Wang Yi.
Wang Yi made both free throws again.
After Wang Yi sank both shots, King Arthur spotted an opening and pushed the ball upcourt himself, charging down the floor on a fast break.
Spoelstra's expression darkened at the sight.
If Wang Yi wanted to push the pace, fine—but why were you pushing the pace too? That only added more possessions and more fouls to the game.
But King Arthur's fast break came to nothing.
Wang Yi had already anticipated what King Arthur was planning. He followed him all the way into the backcourt and cut off the passing lane, forcing them to slow down and run a half-court set.
Seth Curry curled around the paint and came back out.
He caught a pass in the left corner and drained a three.
On the next possession, Wang Yi also sprinted downcourt.
Doncic had seen what Wang Yi was planning and pushed the pace as quickly as he could.
Wang Yi was lightning-fast and soon reached the basket at the other end. Morant got back quickly too, beating him there and getting in front of him on defense.
Even so, Doncic threw the ball straight toward the rim.
He knew Wang Yi could jump higher than Morant. He threw it too high for Morant to reach, but Wang Yi could get to it.
Morant immediately realized what Doncic was trying to do.
If Wang Yi caught the ball, it would be an uncontested alley-oop dunk. So before Wang Yi could even jump,