Head coach Bickerstaff also spoke up:
"Now that we're all on the same page about our goal, the next step is figuring out how to stop Wang Yi from scoring 30,000 points. The answer is simple: keep trapping him and force him to pass."
"If trapping him with two players doesn't work, use three. If three don't work, use four. Whatever it takes, we can't let him get the ball easily or score easily!"
"Right!"
The Pistons players all roared in response.
At 5 p.m. the following afternoon, Toronto time, the game was about to begin.
On paper, there was a clear gap in strength between the two teams, the Raptors and the Pistons.
The Raptors had the best record in the league, with 47 straight wins.
The Pistons, meanwhile, were 23–23, sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference.
In other words, they were currently in the Play-in Tournament zone.
Under normal circumstances, this game wouldn't have drawn much attention.
But Wang Yi was just 75 points away from 30,000, so the game had attracted tens of millions of viewers.
Although, given Wang Yi's performances over the past few games, scoring 75 points in this one would be incredibly difficult, who could say for sure when it came to Wang Yi?
The two commentators courtside were both heavyweight guests.
One was Magic Johnson, who hadn't appeared in a while. He had rarely worked as a commentator this season because of recent health problems.
But his condition had improved lately, and since this game was a hotly anticipated Nationwide Live Broadcast, he had agreed to commentate despite being ill.
The other was LeBron James.
Since Wang Yi could reach 30,000 points either in this game or the next, James had proactively applied to the NBA to commentate both games.
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