The Spurs scored two straight baskets to cut the deficit to 11, and the Raptors immediately called a timeout.
After the timeout, Zhang Jiacheng brought the ball up the court.
As soon as Zhang Jiacheng crossed half court, Wang Yi made a backdoor cut and called for the ball.
After getting the ball, Wang Yi faced Vassell's tenacious defense. He blew past Vassell in one step, drove inside the three-point line, and reached the area near the free-throw line.
He had effectively driven straight into the opposing team's trap.
At the last moment, Wang Yi made a slick backhand pass to Pang Bo on the left wing.
Little Duncan immediately rushed out to help defend Pang Bo.
Pang Bo released the shot early, but it didn't go in.
In truth, Wang Yi hadn't made the best choice with that pass.
All five opposing players were packed in near the paint.
Wang Yi's best option should have been to pass to the perimeter and let Zhang Jiacheng take the three.
But Wang Yi hadn't had a passing lane for that a moment earlier, so he'd had no choice but to pass to Pang Bo.
Pang Bo missed, and Wemby grabbed the rebound. The Spurs launched a fast break and scored two.
The lead was down to nine.
Back on offense, Wang Yi went at Vassell again, drove inside the free-throw line, and collapsed the defense before passing straight to Zhang Jiacheng.
Zhang Jiacheng shot from the perimeter but missed.
On the Spurs' possession, Little Duncan drew a foul from Dauding and made both free throws, cutting the lead to seven.
Over the next two possessions, the Raptors missed their threes.
The Spurs kept scoring two at a time.
The lead was cut all the way down to three.
Then, as the