By the time that shot went in, the first half was already over.
Wang Yi had scored 30 points in a single quarter.
You could say he'd gone absolutely berserk that quarter.
Even the commentators at the arena couldn't stop marveling:
"The king is back! The true king is back!"
"Thirty points in just 12 minutes! No active player has ever shown that kind of scoring explosion!"
"And keep in mind, Wang Yi scored those 30 points in a quarter while facing double-teams from the Lakers. It's hard to imagine how many he would've scored if they hadn't sent two defenders at him."
The other commentator said, "We shouldn't focus only on his offense. Look at his defense, too. LaMelo Ball hasn't scored a single point while Wang Yi has been guarding him. After LaMelo went to the bench, Wang Yi switched to guarding Big Ball, who'd been on a hot streak. Big Ball didn't score a single point during those minutes, either."
"You could say Wang Yi completely dominated both ends of the court this quarter, helping the Raptors take a lead of more than 15 points over the Lakers!"
"Remember, at the end of the first quarter, the Raptors were still trailing the Lakers by two. That means they outscored the Lakers by 17 points in this quarter alone."
"Sure enough, the Raptors with a king are terrifying. There's no doubt about it: with a king, the Raptors are bona fide championship contenders!"
The other commentator chuckled and shook his head. "No, you're wrong."
"How am I wrong? Are you saying the Raptors with a king aren't championship contenders?"
"No, that's not what I mean. I mean any team with a king is a championship contender—not just the Raptors."
Though they were commentators for the Lakers' home games,