The move looked very strange, but his release was incredibly quick.
Since he had been dribbling slowly in front of Embiid just moments earlier, Embiid never expected Wang Yi to shoot.
Embiid didn't even have time to react.
The ball shot straight through the net, as if it had been programmed to go in.
On the sideline, LeBron James asked Curry, "As one of the greatest three-point shooters in history, how would you rate Wang Yi's shot just now?"
Curry gave a wry smile. "There's nothing to rate. A shot like that, taken for no reason right in front of the opposing team's big man, has no logic to it at all. There's no reasoning behind it, so there's nothing to analyze. It's beyond us mere mortals."
James shook his head. "If even a historically great shooter like you can't analyze it, then I'm completely stumped."
With that three-pointer from Wang Yi, the deficit was down to just 10 points.
The Celtics players had clearly started to play much more cautiously.
On this possession, Embiid called for the ball on the perimeter, and his teammates passed it to him. But this time, he didn't try to bait a foul like he had earlier.
He had hit the floor twice in a row just now, and even when he got hit on the shoulder, the referee hadn't called anything. He had also keenly sensed that the referees had changed how they were calling the game, so he adjusted his approach.
Players who specialized in drawing fouls were extremely sensitive to how the referees were calling the game.
Fortunately, Embiid had a wide variety of offensive moves, so even without drawing fouls, he was still a formidable scorer.
Against Pang Bo, he spun around and knocked down a fadeaway jumper for two,