In Heat head coach Spoelstra's view, they hadn't built a decisive lead.
And over the next few quarters, the Heat couldn't keep shooting threes this well.
Meanwhile, with Wang Yi, the Raptors had a scoring machine, so their scoring efficiency would surely stay at a high level.
As the two teams' fortunes shifted, the score would soon tighten.
Winning today wouldn't be easy.
Of course, his primary goal today wasn't to win, but to limit Wang Yi's scoring. Yet Wang Yi had already scored 14 points in the first quarter, despite his three-point shot not falling.
It seemed they would have to clamp down on Wang Yi even harder.
With that in mind, he said to his players:
"When Wang Yi comes back in during the second quarter, step up your defense and double-team him. He has incredible explosiveness and can often leave our defenders behind with a single backdoor cut. It'll be hard to stop him from getting the ball, so we'll stop him from scoring once he has it."
"Once he gets the ball, whoever's closest to him can abandon their own assignment and double-team Wang Yi."
"Whatever happens, we can't let him score 60 today. He can reach a personal milestone, but he absolutely can't do it against us."
The players' expressions hardened with determination.
"Yes, Coach!"
On the Raptors' side, head coach Dako was deciding who would take the floor in the second quarter.
"George Shig, you'll replace Wang to start the second quarter. You and Zhang will form the backcourt."
George Shig was about to answer when Wang Yi shook his head.
"No, Coach, let Jiacheng rest. I'll play alongside George."
Zhang Jiacheng had played the entire first quarter, so it was time for him to rest.
As for Wang Yi, he had also played