Over the next few minutes, the two teams traded blows.
The Knicks had been exceptionally efficient on offense today, and their score was climbing rapidly.
Wang Yi was also scoring efficiently for the Raptors.
Although the Knicks were now having only King Arthur guard Wang Yi, Wang Yi always found a way to draw a double-team or even a triple-team.
In the end, he still managed to score.
The entire fourth quarter had been Wang Yi dragging his team forward almost single-handedly.
And so, when the game entered its final minute, the score was tied at 138.
In this age of information overload, it wasn't unusual for a game to reach 130 points. But for a game in such a fiercely contested Playoffs series to reach 130 was extremely rare.
That showed just how efficient both teams had been on offense today.
The Knicks called a Timeout.
When play resumed, they inbounded from the sideline.
King Arthur brought the ball up, with Wang Yi guarding him one-on-one.
Given Wang Yi's height and weight, guarding King Arthur was genuinely difficult.
King Arthur tried to shake Wang Yi with a crossover, but couldn't get free. Instead, he muscled past Wang Yi and drove into mid-range.
When the defense collapsed on him, he tossed the ball up toward Jokic.
Jokic laid it in with a soft touch, forcing the shot through.
There were 45 seconds left, and the Knicks were ahead by two.
The Raptors came back down the court and started their offense. With King Arthur guarding Wang Yi one-on-one, Wang Yi took the ball and sprinted up the court.
King Arthur kept leaning into him, but when Wang Yi reached the three-point line, he slammed on the brakes, instantly creating about two meters of space between them.
Then he pulled up