Honestly, if this ball had been in anyone else's hands, they wouldn't have kept pushing the fast break. They would have pulled back and set up in the half court.
But even with defenders all around him, Wang Yi had forced the fast break and finished the play.
His ability to finish on the break was absolutely among the best in history.
Popovich watched and shook his head again and again.
"That damn guy is really hard to deal with."
Over the next minute or so, even though the Cutest Height Difference Experience Card kept Wang Yi's shooting percentage low, his four-defender lineup almost completely shut down the Spurs' backup guards and forwards.
And with Charlie Hannum guarding the paint, the Spurs couldn't get easy looks at the basket.
The Spurs managed just one point from free throws during those ninety seconds.
As for the Raptors, Wang Yi himself wasn't scoring much, but his constant assists helped the team put up six points in a little over a minute.
By the end of the first quarter, the Raptors had taken an eight-point lead over the Spurs.
During the break between quarters, Popovich discussed their next approach with his two assistant coaches.
In fact, even with their starters on the floor, they had been losing, but not by much. They had given up only three points in ten minutes.
But once the reserves came in, that guy Wang Yi stayed on the floor.
That created a huge gap between the two lineups during the rotation, and they lost five points in just two minutes.
So Popovich figured that during the second quarter's rotation, they should put in more offensive players.
Ideally, they'd use three-point shooters to spread the floor as much as possible.
So when the rotation players took the floor