So the fourth quarter was once again almost entirely about Wang Yi dragging his team forward by himself.
As a result, the two teams battled until the final forty seconds, with the Pacers trailing by one.
But the Pacers were now united, every one of them pulling together as one.
On offense, Haliburton held the ball for only a moment. When he saw Wang Yi charge over to defend him, he immediately passed to the Reaper.
The Reaper tried to shoot a three, but had no opening. He faked a shot, shook off Hachimura as he rushed over to defend him, and drove into the paint.
Inside, he faked a layup, then passed to the center under the basket.
The center tried to dunk, but Dauding rotated over and swatted the ball away with one hand.
The ball was recovered by the Pacers amid the scramble, and they passed it to Haliburton to run the offense again.
This time, after catching the ball, Haliburton faked a step toward the basket, then kicked it out to Little Thomas.
Little Thomas dribbled, trying to get past Zhang Jiacheng. After a spin, he did manage to get by him.
But Hachimura stopped him in the paint, so he suddenly turned back and dribbled the ball back out.
Once he was beyond the three-point line, with his back to the basket, he pushed the ball toward the Reaper with both hands.
The Reaper had already hit five three-pointers tonight.
He was a threat from beyond the arc they absolutely couldn't ignore. But Hachimura was guarding Little Thomas and couldn't get back to help.
Wang Yi could only rush over to cut off the passing lane.
But Little Thomas didn't pass. He suddenly pulled the ball back with both hands, spun around quickly, and launched