He had scored 40 points this game, along with 7 assists and 7 rebounds.
It was a signature performance, the best game of his career.
The other player who exploded was Small Forward Locke.
Locke had put up 25 points and 14 rebounds.
He'd also gone 5-for-7 from beyond the arc.
The opponents hadn't seen either of them breaking out like this.
It completely threw off the Lakers' defensive rhythm. They couldn't cover everything at once, and plugging one hole only opened another.
And Big Locke's breakout wasn't limited to offense.
He had been outstanding on defense today, especially when helping out.
His help defense had earned him as many as 6 blocks.
Combined with Wang Yi's 5 blocks, it was safe to say the Toronto Raptors had opened a block party.
Then, in the third quarter, the Lakers had begun closing the gap, and were on the verge of cutting it to single digits—a crucial moment.
This should have been when King Arthur stepped up to help his team cut the deficit to single digits, or even catch up.
But Locke's smothering defense had kept King Arthur from getting the ball on two possessions.
He finally got it on the third, but Big Locke's smothering defense forced him to dribble the ball off his foot and out of bounds.
Then, coming back down the court, Locke hit two three-pointers in a row, stretching the lead back to 16.
Although the Lakers had cut the deficit to 6 by the end of the third quarter, Wang Yi entered the fourth and immediately went into unstoppable mode.
He was firing on all cylinders offensively, while repeatedly blocking shots and stealing the ball on defense.
The Lakers weren't in good form themselves that quarter, either.
Perhaps Wang Yi's unstoppable play had gotten