Although these reserves had been at odds with the team for a long time, by this point in the game—especially after the previous two rounds of the series—they had gradually come to regard their teammates as fellow soldiers.
They had fought together, shared the joy of victory, and endured the pain of defeat together. Under these circumstances, their hearts had gradually become one with the team.
Now, Dauding had made six consecutive mid-range shots, and that had them cheering.
Hamilton, the former King of Mid-range, was also excited as he watched. "After going zero for six in the first half, Dauding has now made six consecutive mid-range shots in the second half, raising his field goal percentage to 50%. I didn't expect Dauding to become the Raptors' X factor in this game."
Curry smiled and asked Hamilton, "As the former Mid-Range King, what's your take on the situation?"
"It's simple," Hamilton said. "If he gets two or three more chances to shoot from mid-range, he'll enter his Personal Domain."
"Once he enters his Personal Domain, he'll be very hard to stop."
Curry was the person best qualified to speak about the Personal Domain. He nodded.
"Any player can enter their Personal Domain, but it usually happens to stars. It's rare to see an ordinary blue-collar player enter theirs."
"If Dauding really enters his Personal Domain tonight, he'll be doing Wang Yi a huge favor—and the Raptors, too."
On the sidelines, Hornets coach Clifford called another timeout.
He had no choice.
Their offense was going quite well, and they were scoring on every possession. But letting a Raptors Role Player keep doing this would give Wang Yi plenty of time to rest, so Clifford had to call a timeout and go over how they would defend Dauding.
As the players came