Wang Yi had racked up 60 points in three quarters.
That had extended his defensive deterrence range to a radius of seven meters.
Everyone marveled that Wang Yi had scored 60 points in his first game back, breaking the all-time record.
Only Wang Yi was secretly pleased.
Because in the fourth quarter, he was about to plunge the Lakers into their darkest hour.
After the third quarter ended, over on the Raptors' side,
Wang Yi was greeted by thunderous applause and cheers as he came off the court.
One after another, his teammates came over to congratulate him.
Back in China, in Xu Jingyu's NBA livestream on TikTok,
fans saw the news that Wang Yi had scored 60 points in three quarters, and the chat flooded with sixes.
"666666."
"6666666666666666666666!"
"66666666666666."
"Brother Yi is mighty! Brother Yi is awesome!"
Xu Jingyu was full of praise too, slapping the table in admiration.
"Ah, what does it mean to be the GOAT? What does it mean to be number one? Brother Yi gives you the answer. In his first game back after resting for over a month, he scored 60 points in three quarters. No, to be precise, he did it in just two quarters, because he didn't even take a shot in the first!"
"Who else can do that?!"
Meanwhile, across the ocean, in Los Angeles, United States, at Arena,
in the Lakers' resting area,
as the players came off the court, head coach JJ Redick glanced at the live score on the big screen.
The lead, which had been cut to just four points, had widened to twelve again in the few minutes since Wang Yi's outburst.
What could they do?
All the players were looking at head coach JJ Redick now, waiting for him to come up with a