Wang Yi's consecutive three-pointers forced the opposition to start double-teaming him before he even reached midcourt.
Even so, with Pang Bo setting a screen for him, Wang Yi could still shake off the defense quickly and shoot as soon as he got the ball.
After the opposing team's two Core Players had each been blocked several times, while Wang Yi kept knocking down threes, the gap was finally erased with four minutes left in the third quarter.
But just as Raptors fans were celebrating, bad news arrived: Pang Bo had knocked King Arthur down while setting a screen for Wang Yi.
In truth, King Arthur had clearly sold the contact, but the referee still firmly called Pang Bo for a moving screen.
The Raptors challenged the call, but the replay showed that Pang Bo had indeed moved slightly.
In fact, almost every player set moving screens like that during a game.
You couldn't set a screen without moving at all, with both feet planted absolutely still.
In an Amateur Competition, a screen like that might work to some extent. But in the NBA, every player was exceptionally gifted, with far more speed and strength than ordinary people.
If you stood perfectly still while setting a screen, the defender chasing from behind could easily slip past you.
So nearly every player moved their body a little when setting a screen, to block the defender coming from behind.
That was especially apparent with the Warriors during their peak.
So many of their screens were moving screens, particularly in the Elevator Door tactic.
Whenever they ran the Elevator Door tactic, nearly 90 percent of the time it involved a moving screen.
When a referee wanted to call you for a moving screen, it was usually very hard for the player setting it to