On one side were the comrades he had fought alongside, the good brothers he had struggled with.
On the other was his own son.
It wouldn't sit right to support either side unilaterally.
But emotionally, James still got more excited when the Pistons played well. After all, that was his own son.
Raptors Head Coach Dako wasn't calling a timeout just then.
He'd already said everything that needed saying during the last timeout. Now the players had to adjust on their own.
And the hope of making that adjustment rested on Wang Yi.
As the team's leader, if Wang Yi could stay calm on the court, the other players would be able to calm down too.
Seeing that the players were starting to panic after making one mistake after another, Wang Yi immediately encouraged them one by one:
"Relax, I'm here."
"Don't panic. I've got this."
"Just watch me now."
The players nodded one after another as Wang Yi encouraged them, and the panic in their hearts gradually faded.
They'd played with Wang Yi on the Raptors for more than a season now, and they knew him all too well. Whenever he said something like that, things were basically under control.
The Raptors inbounded.
Wang Yi was still waiting by the sideline in the frontcourt.
After Zhang Jiacheng dribbled the ball across half court, Wang Yi suddenly took off toward the paint.
Duke Jin and Bryce James, who were guarding him, hurried after him. One followed above him and the other below, making sure Wang Yi couldn't suddenly make a backdoor cut and shake them off.
Then Wang Yi used Kim Tae-hyun's screen in the paint and ran to the right corner.
Just as Bryce moved to cut him off, Wang Yi suddenly accelerated and slipped right past him.
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