Mazulla, the Celtics' head coach, felt a flicker of unease as he watched.
Everyone knew that the most incredible thing about Wang Yi wasn't that he could score more than a hundred points;
wasn't that he could put up a quintuple-double;
wasn't that he could shut down the opposing team's star;
and wasn't that he could swat Wemby—the league's top center—to the floor like a grade-schooler.
The most incredible thing about him was that every boast he'd ever made had come true.
So would this boast about scoring 60 points come true too...?
Tatum, watching from the sidelines, was reminded of the fear he'd felt when Wang Yi had once had him under his thumb.
But he quickly shook his head.
"Anyone can talk big. This guy's just running his mouth. He's not the same Wang Yi he was last season. His scoring has dropped by more than ten points. I'll admit he's still one of the best players in the league, but if he thinks he can score 60 on us, he can forget it!"
Jaylen Brown was also a little shaken, but he quickly reassured himself and told the others, "Every record is made to be broken. He's made good on every boast before, so this time, let's make sure his big talk comes up empty!"
Embiid had been taken down by Wang Yi before, too. Seeing Wang Yi make such a bold threat, he felt a little shaken as well. But he quickly put on a tough act, flexed his muscles, and laughed.
"You know, when a duck dies, its whole body goes soft. The only thing that stays hard is its beak. This guy's fallen off so much, and he's still running his mouth. We'll teach him a lesson today."
"Besides, he's already 33. In a