Charlie Hannum patted Wang Yi on the shoulder.
"Boss, that was just like watching a sci-fi movie!"
A. Nikola also high-fived Wang Yi. "Boss, I felt like I was watching God play basketball."
Wang Yi had long grown used to all the praise people heaped on him, but he was still excited.
Because he'd gotten another block before the Experience Card ran out.
Across the first quarter and half of the second, he'd racked up a total of nine blocks and eight steals.
As everyone knew, blocks and steals were the hardest of the five major stats to accumulate.
Now, with the game past the halfway point of the second quarter, he already had nine blocks and eight steals. It looked like tonight might be another five-by-five game.
The big screen showed Wang Yi's stats so far:
11 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 9 blocks, 8 steals.
He was short on rebounds and assists, but those were no problem at all for Wang Yi.
More importantly, he'd put up these numbers tonight without using much energy. It had felt easy.
So it was easy to imagine how things would go once he took over in the second half.
After the timeout, both teams returned to the floor. This time, the Grizzlies played faster, but they focused on making accurate passes.
If they weren't confident they could get the ball to a teammate, they'd rather not pass it.
If they pushed up the court and saw no chance for a fast break, they'd slow down a little and look for a semi-transition opportunity.
They wouldn't force a layup on the first chance they got.
So they played very smoothly over the final four minutes of the second quarter.
Most importantly, Morant and Noah both came alive during those four minutes.
Morant