While Yao Ming was looking through the stats, the arena's giant screen displayed Wang Yi's win rate in overtime.
The moment the 86% overtime win rate appeared, the crowd's excitement surged to a new peak.
The spectators all looked up at the giant screen, raising their hands and waving them.
The Spurs players were listening to Popovich lay out their overtime strategy on the sidelines.
Then they suddenly heard the inexplicable cheers. They couldn't help looking toward the crowd, and when they saw everyone watching the giant screen, they looked up at it too.
When they saw the Raptors' overtime win rate displayed on the screen, their hearts sank.
They had been completely focused on the game just moments ago.
They hadn't thought about any of this.
Now that the giant screen had reminded them, they all realized the terrifying truth.
The Raptors had an astonishingly high win rate in overtime.
And Wang Yi was known as the god of overtime.
Everything seemed to suggest that if the game went to overtime, the Spurs were in trouble.
Popovich was laying out their next plays. When he saw that the players seemed distracted, he too looked up at the giant screen.
The moment he saw the numbers, Popovich understood.
He immediately clapped his hands to get everyone's attention.
Then he said, "What we need to do right now isn't focus on some numbers. We need to focus on the game itself and play every possession well."
"You need to forget all those stats, forget the score, and even forget our point total in this game."
"All you need to do is focus on the game, focus on every possession."
"Don't pay attention to the stats on the giant screen. They're showing them to affect us, to intimidate you psychologically."
"If you