Some people might say it was just a coincidence.
If Wang Yi knew this could limit Danny, why hadn't he used it in the previous games?
There were two reasons.
First, if he had used this strategy to shut Danny down earlier, the Kings might have found another good solution in the next game.
You had to save your best steel for the blade. Wang Yi wanted to use this move to shut Danny down in the most important game.
He planned to finish the series tonight, which was why he'd finally used this strategy.
The other reason was that Wang Yi had a bit of a personal stake in it.
He'd watched Danny grow, guiding him little by little along the way.
Now Danny had led a ragtag team all the way to the Finals, and Wang Yi didn't want him to perform too poorly there.
He wanted Danny to shine in the Finals, so that whether he re-signed with the Kings or joined another team in the future, he could command a higher offer and get the best possible deal.
So in truth, he hadn't guarded Danny with full intensity in any of the first five games.
Only tonight, when he decided to finish the series, did he bring out his very best defense against Danny.
Under such intense pressure, Danny couldn't even get the ball.
Only now did he understand just how big the gap between him and his big brother was.
This season, Danny had averaged 6.1 three-pointers made per game.
That was already a historic level for a three-point shooter, more than Stephen Curry had averaged even at his peak.
Wang Yi, meanwhile, averaged 6.3 three-pointers made per game.
Danny felt that he couldn't compare with his big brother in other areas, but when it