At the postgame press conference, the reporters naturally began by showering Wang Yi with compliments.
Then one reporter asked Wang Yi:
"Wang, from what we understand, the team's original plan in the final 25 seconds was to intentionally foul, but you refused to do so. Why? As you know, the most reasonable choice at that point was to foul intentionally, send the Pistons to the line, and then try to grab a quick three."
"But you chose not to have your team foul, leaving yourselves with very little time."
"Everyone finds it hard to understand. That choice of yours simply wasn't reasonable."
As soon as the reporter said this, everyone turned to look at Wang Yi. The head coach and Pang Bo beside him did the same.
They were just as puzzled.
Meanwhile, viewers everywhere were glued to their screens. They wanted to know the answer too: when there was clearly a better option, one with a higher chance of winning, why had Wang Yi chosen a strategy with a lower chance of victory?
No, it wasn't just a lower chance of winning. To put it a little dramatically, it was a strategy with no chance of victory at all.
Wang Yi looked at the reporter and smiled slightly at the cameras.
"Because... I'm Wang Yi."
The venue fell silent for a moment.
Then the crowd erupted.
Beside him, Pang Bo looked at Wang Yi with utter admiration.
Hearing Wang Yi's answer, viewers flooded the comments with messages:
"That answer is damn badass!"
"Who cares if it's reasonable or not, who cares if the odds are low? Because I'm Wang Yi, I do whatever I want! Awesome!"
"Is that reporter's brain broken? Has he never heard that Wang Yi is reasonable?"
"Brother Yi has made unreasonable choices plenty of times.