What's more, the league had promoted the matchup by playing up Wang Yi's return to face his former team.
People were curious whether Wang Yi would go easy on his old team or give it everything he had.
With that storyline, along with Wang Yi's own star power, plenty of people were tuning in to the Finals.
Before the game, neither side made any threats.
Instead, both teams showered the other's players with praise.
Finally, at 6:00 p.m., the game officially began.
The moment Wang Yi stepped onto the court, the system's prompt rang in his mind: [Host, please sign in]
"Sign in!"
[Sign-in successful]
[Sign-in reward: One God-tier Passive Three-Pointer Experience Card]
[God-tier Passive Three-Pointer Experience Card: After use, the host will gain a passive skill—whenever his team is trailing by two points, he is guaranteed to make a three-pointer]
Listening to the system, Wang Yi couldn't help marveling at how strange its Experience Cards were getting.
The players from both teams gathered at center court for the opening tip.
The Raptors' five players were:
Point Guard: Gates
Shooting Guard: Wang Yi
Small Forward: Hachimura
Power Forward: Dauding
Center: Pang Bo.
George Shig was out for the season, and Zhang Jiacheng still needed a few more days to rest.
If the Finals ended in a 4–0 sweep, Zhang Jiacheng probably wouldn't get to play either.
The Kings' lineup was:
Point Guard: Little Danny
Shooting Guard: Ma
Small Forward: Danny
Power Forward: Tures
Center: Bond
Bond and Pang Bo faced off for the opening tip.
Pang Bo was 2.16 meters tall, with a wingspan of 2.31 meters.
Bond was 2.21 meters tall, with a wingspan of 2.35 meters.
Pang Bo was at a disadvantage in both height and wingspan, but that didn't mean you could overlook his leaping ability.
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