For a player like Robert Horry, you could call it luck, and it certainly was.
But whenever the game came down to the wire, the ball found its way to him, and he made the shot.
That was where his nerves of steel came in, backing up all that luck.
Two days later, on December 25,
they would compete for the championship.
And that day was also Christmas Eve in the United States.
Normally, there would be Christmas Day games in the United States that day.
In past years, the Christmas Day games had always been a big event.
The games that drew the most attention were always the ones featuring Wang Yi's team. For example, when he was with the Kings, their Christmas Day matchups against other teams were a yearly highlight;
after he joined the Raptors, their Christmas Day matchups against other teams became major events, too.
In fact, in two years, the Christmas Day games Wang Yi played in even drew higher ratings than the Playoffs.
But with Wang Yi out this year, the Christmas Day games attracted far less attention.
The ratings for the Mavericks' Christmas Day game against the Suns were even lower than those for an ordinary Regular Season game.
The Raptors' Christmas Day game against the Spurs also drew far less attention than expected.
This year's Christmas Day games were, to put it simply, a complete flop.
The reason was none other than Wang Yi's absence.
By then, Wang Yi had already missed 21 games due to his suspension.
Every owner except Raptors owner Tamim was panicking.
Besides telling Xiao Hua to lift Wang Yi's suspension early, they were also putting a great deal of effort into shaping public opinion.
The Knicks' owner ordered several media outlets under his control to start