At that moment, the claims that Wang Yi's game had declined came rushing back.
Bales, Pierce, Pippen, and others all dismissed Wang Yi's performance in this game.
"Wang Yi's getting old. We can see that he's struggling."
"He's not like he used to be, when you could put just about any four players around him and he'd still win a championship."
"I admit he's still very strong. He's played all 48 minutes in every game from the first-round series through the Finals, averaging 53.7 points per game. He's still unquestionably the best player in the league, but his dominance has declined compared to the past two years. He can still score a lot of points on his own, but he doesn't affect the game like he used to."
"Against an ordinary team like the Kings, they'd already taken one game, but somehow let the series get tied at 2–2. Especially with Danny shooting threes so accurately, Wang Yi looked like he was struggling."
"Think about it—he just turned 33. It was about time he started declining."
Against this backdrop, the two teams arrived at the King of the Mountain Battle.
Although the Kings were an ordinary team, this game still drew attention from around the world.
After all, wherever Wang Yi went, he was the center of attention.
A little after six in the evening, everyone had taken their seats at the Anta Center.
Once again, the courtside seats were glittering with stars.
The photographers panned across the arena. The entire front row was filled with big names from the worlds of sports and entertainment.
Yao Ming represented Chinese sports, joined by Yi Jianlian, Liu Xiang, Wang Zhizhi, Li Na, Tian Liang, Liu Guoliang, Li Meng, and many others.
Jay Chou represented the entertainment world, alongside Will Pan, Mao Buyi,