With only 1.7 seconds left, the Raptors inbounded the ball.
This time, Wang Yi finally got the ball after weaving through several screens.
The moment Wang Yi got possession, Little Prince and Magic Hand Jack rushed over to foul him. But Wang Yi had already launched the ball high into the air, sending it toward the frontcourt.
In the final two minutes, fouling a player who didn't have the ball would result in a Technical Foul.
But Magic Hand Jack and Little Prince had no other choice.
If they didn't foul, time would run out.
With just over a second left, no one could catch up to the ball as it sped toward the frontcourt.
So Magic Hand Jack fouled Wang Yi and was called for a Technical Foul.
Wang Yi stepped to the free-throw line and calmly sank the Technical Foul shot.
Then he took two more free throws for the foul.
That put the lead at five points.
There were only 1.1 seconds left.
The game was all but over.
In the end, the Raptors won the game, 137–132.
In the post-game stats roundup, Wang Yi stood out above all.
Despite Prince hounding him all game and the opposing team constantly sending double-, triple-, and even multiple-player coverage at him, he still put up a highly efficient triple-double: 67 points, 14 rebounds, and 13 blocks.
And it was an exceptionally rare triple-double with blocks.
Wemby was the player with the most triple-doubles involving blocks in the league. He'd already recorded five this season.
Wang Yi had only done it three times, and today he'd put up a triple-double with blocks right in front of the guy who'd done it the most.
It was a thorough lesson in how it was done.
The Raptors' second-best player today was undoubtedly