On defense, if the player you were guarding didn't have the ball, you could sometimes take it a little easier.
When going for rebounds, if you saw a teammate going after the ball, you could slack off and not go for it yourself.
But one-on-one was different. On offense, you had to handle the ball on every possession.
You had to fight like hell for every rebound yourself.
On defense, you had to give 100 percent on every possession.
Naturally, it took a lot out of you.
What's more, Jordan played entirely by the style of the '80s and '90s, going all-out in every physical confrontation.
Of course that was going to be exhausting.
During halftime, Jordan and Wang Yi sat on chairs at opposite ends of the court.
Both had their eyes closed, resting.
They looked like they were taking a break, but their minds were working nonstop.
Jordan was thinking about how to defend Wang Yi's three-pointers.
Wang Yi was thinking about how to defend Jordan's two-pointers.
Neither of them gave much thought to offense. For elite scorers like them, offense usually didn't take much thought.
Instead, they adapted on the fly to the defender in front of them.
Once you'd polished your footwork, crossovers, dribbling, and all your other basic skills until they flowed together seamlessly, you didn't need to think about what move to use against any given opponent.
You used your fakes to shift the defender's center of gravity.
Then, once you'd thrown them off balance, you could change your move at any time based on how their center of gravity had shifted.
Meanwhile, Wang Yi's livestream had reached 39 million real-time viewers.
Some viewers who'd been watching from the start shared their thoughts on the game.
"They really are evenly matched."
"You mean they're