Wang Meng added, "Also, although Wang Yi barely participated in the offense in the first half and scored only four points, all four came when the team was about to fall further behind. And both baskets were spectacular, instantly igniting the emotions of the fans in the arena and his teammates. So they were extremely important to the team."
"But I'm still looking forward to Wang Yi's performance in the second half. Since he conserved his energy in the first half, he'll have plenty left to attack the opponents now. Let's wait and see."
As they spoke, the second half began.
This time, Wang Yi didn't stand in the corner where the right sideline met the half-court line. Instead, he went straight to the right corner of the court.
That would draw at least two defenders toward him.
It would leave the entire upper half of the court and the left side open for his teammates to work with.
That would give his teammates more room to attack.
Meanwhile, the Hornets used a zone defense to counter the Raptors' offense.
They went with a 2-3 Zone Defense.
After all, they needed to keep more defenders in the paint to guard against Wang Yi cutting along the baseline or Pang Bo attacking.
Wang Yi immediately recognized the zone defense and called to Pang Bo, "Little Fatty, go to the free-throw line!"
Pang Bo answered and headed to the free-throw line. Zhang Jiacheng passed him the ball.
Having a big man set up near the free-throw line to facilitate the offense was one way to break a zone defense.
Pang Bo wasn't nearly as good at facilitating as Jokic, but after a season of Wang Yi's constant guidance, his passing had improved.
Now that he was standing at the free-throw line, Wemby