As Brother Yi was about to reach 30+30+30, he couldn't stay on the court to witness it with his own eyes. That was a bit of a shame.
Still, he knew Brother Yi was worried about his health.
All he could do was get through the examination as quickly as possible and see if he could return to the court before the game ended.
There were five and a half minutes left in the game, and the Raptors were already up by 25 points.
This definitely counted as garbage time.
But neither team had taken its starters out.
After the Knicks brought the ball up the court, they didn't attack right away. Instead, they dribbled slowly, taking their time.
Big Mouth Draymond Green, one of the commentators at courtside, said, "This is pretty rare. The team that's trailing is slowing things down while dribbling."
Reggie Miller replied, "Clearly, they don't want Wang Yi to get 30+30+30 against them, so they're slowing the pace to reduce the number of possessions in the remaining five-plus minutes. The fewer possessions there are, the less likely Wang Yi is to get his last three assists."
Draymond Green nodded. "I can understand Thibodeau and his players. If I were in this situation, I'd also try to slow the pace of the game as much as possible."
With only five seconds left on the shot clock, King Arthur dribbled as he muscled past Wang Yi and tried to drive into the paint.
But he ran into Dauding as soon as he reached the free-throw line.
He had no choice but to pass the ball.
Jokic hit a mid-range shot from the right wing, at a 45-degree angle.
Zhang Jiacheng immediately stepped out of bounds, grabbed the ball, and quickly inbounded it to Wang Yi.
Dauding came