On offense, Wang Yi and Pang Bo were the only major scoring options in this lineup.
Everyone else was far less effective offensively, so putting this lineup on the floor meant placing the entire offensive burden on Wang Yi and Pang Bo.
Wang Yi looked at his teammates and said:
"On offense, give me the ball!"
His teammates felt a little more at ease when they heard him say that.
Wang Yi had said those words many times when his team was struggling, and whenever he did, he usually led them to victory. No matter how desperate the situation, they always managed to win.
When the timeout ended, both teams returned to the court.
Heat coach Spoelstra saw the Raptors put their defensive lineup on the floor and furrowed his brow slightly.
To be honest, he was a little worried about this lineup.
He had already seen the Raptors use it many times this season when they were trailing by a wide margin, and they had usually managed to come back.
But after thinking it over, he put his worries aside. In those previous comebacks, aside from using this lineup, the most important factor had been Wang Yi maintaining a decent level of three-point shooting.
But today, Wang Yi was zero for nine from beyond the arc. His shot was nowhere near falling, so there was no need to worry.
The Raptors inbounded from the backcourt.
Since three or four players would swarm Wang Yi as soon as he got the ball, he didn't go to get it. Instead, he temporarily handed the ball to Tagore.
In the past, Mad Tiger Tagore's ball-handling had been below the league average. But after more than half a season of work, he had at least brought it up to average, and he could