Pang Bo's defense was quite effective, and the lead grew to 17 points.
Late in the third quarter, Mane suddenly exploded.
Facing the backup, Gates, he scored on four straight possessions.
Three three-pointers and one two-pointer.
He scored 11 straight points.
The Raptors' offense had bogged down a little, and the lead shrank back to six.
Then, as soon as Wang Yi took the floor in the fourth quarter, he came out firing on all cylinders.
He answered with three three-pointers of his own.
The other Raptors were also giving it their all, each one eager to get in on the action.
Every time the Kings scored, the Raptors scored twice, and their lead grew quickly.
Whenever Danny rested, Wang Yi guarded Little Danny. Once Wang Yi turned up the pressure, he practically shut Little Danny down completely.
Little Danny was the team's offensive playmaker. With him shut down, it was hard for the team to get its offense going.
The lead quickly grew to 15 points.
Seeing things going badly, the Kings' coach hurriedly sent Danny and the other starters back in.
Danny did make another three-pointer and a two-pointer, and led the team on a mini run, but at best they only managed to cut the lead to 10. By then, every Raptor had a hot hand.
With everyone on the team shooting so well, Wang Yi could practically coast on the court.
The lead gradually grew back to 15, then 18, then 20.
With six minutes left in the fourth quarter, the lead had ballooned to 25 points.
Even after the Kings' coach called two more timeouts, he still couldn't stop the lead from growing.
Finally, with six minutes left in the game, Wang Yi was taken out.
Though miracles happened all the time in today's NBA,