With the two of them reminding everyone, the Knicks' other players all focused intently.
Their power forward, Skoru, and Jokic watched the perimeter.
Aleksandar was not far from Hachimura.
He was there to prevent Hachimura from slipping along the baseline.
Although Aleksandar was at a disadvantage in size when guarding Hachimura, Hachimura was a little older and his stamina had declined. Having Aleksandar guard him was undoubtedly the best choice at the moment.
Just then, Wang Yi dribbled to the backcourt three-point line and raised his left hand high, signaling three.
When the Knicks players saw Wang Yi's signal, they could barely hold back from cursing.
"Damn, again?! Is this ever going to end?"
Annoyed, Jokic quickly called out to his teammates, "Zone defense! Zone defense! Get into position!"
So, except for King Arthur, the other four players quickly retreated inside the three-point line.
Although Little Rivers had also retreated inside the three-point line, he still kept a close eye on Wang Yi. The moment Wang Yi crossed the midcourt line, Little Rivers was ready to step up and double-team him.
The advantage of defending this way was that Wang Yi couldn't pass the ball straight to someone under the basket.
In fact, Wang Yi had only been bluffing with that signal.
Although the Chain Tactic was effective, there were too many variables on the court.
Designing three consecutive Chain Tactics was already the limit. If they tried to do more, the variables on the court would grow with every possession, making even the most ingenious later tactics difficult to execute.
Wang Yi dribbled calmly into the frontcourt.
Little Rivers immediately stepped up to double-team him.
Wang Yi passed behind his back to Hachimura, who was unguarded in the right corner.
But the opposing team's help defense was quick, too.