The fans courtside and everyone watching on their screens thought this was a sudden flare-up. In reality, it was a long-planned scheme.
When Pistons head coach Bickerstaff saw one of his players ejected, he felt a little worried, but the concern didn't last long.
In theory, as long as one of their Spider-Men besides Antoine got hot from three, they had a pretty good chance of winning.
If both Spider-Men were playing well, their odds of winning were close to 90 percent.
And today, all of their Spider-Men were playing well. Even with one of them ejected, two were still shooting the three-ball well.
So he put that worry aside and sent in their backup small forward, Park In-hyun.
The backup small forward, Park In-hyun, stood 2.05 meters tall.
He could shoot threes, handle the ball, and hit mid-range shots.
The two teams took the court again.
The Raptors began with their two free throws and possession.
Wang Yi stepped up to shoot them.
He casually tossed up both shots, and they went in with ease.
The Raptors then inbounded the ball from the sideline and started their offense.
Zhang Yu used a backdoor cut this time and shook free of Park In-hyun, the opposing backup small forward.
After all, Park In-hyun wasn't that fast.
Mad Tiger Tagore immediately passed the ball to Zhang Yu. This time, Zhang Yu didn't hesitate for a second. He rose up and fired a three.
But the shot was clearly off the moment it left his hands.
With Antoine and the other two Spider-Men all going for the rebound, Dauding and Charlie boxed them out, giving Wang Yi room to leap high and tip the ball away right over everyone's heads.
The ball eventually fell into Tagore's hands. He quickly swung it to Zhang