After Wang Yi got the ball, he immediately shot a three-pointer.
But it was like the basketball gods had cursed him today. He had no feel for his three-point shot at all.
Luckily, Dauding in the paint reached out and tipped the ball away.
The ball came right back to Wang Yi.
This time, Wang Yi dribbled once, shook off Danny, and moved to the mid-range on the right wing. He pulled up for a jumper.
Swish!
The ball went straight through the net.
Wang Yi shook his head. It seemed he just wasn't destined to hit threes today, but his touch from two-point range was on fire.
Although chipping away at the deficit two points at a time was far too slow, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep at it.
When the Kings came back on offense, they again tried to have Little Danny drive into the paint and pass the ball out. But this time, Gates gave it everything he had to stop Little Danny.
He wasn't all that quick laterally, but with a bit of cunning, he still managed to keep Little Danny from getting past him easily.
Little Danny could only pass the ball to Danny, who then passed it to Bond in the paint.
Bond swayed from side to side, trying to get the shot in, but Pang Bo used his body to keep Bond firmly boxed out.
When Bond went up for a hook shot, Pang Bo jumped to contest it. In the end, the shot didn't go in.
But Tures tipped the ball out, and Little Danny grabbed it.
Little Danny took a mid-range shot and sank it.
The lead was still 12 points.
That possession showed how hard the Raptors were fighting on defense. They'd just gotten