Commentator Yang Yi watched the play and exclaimed:
"They're trading buckets, they're trading buckets!"
"The scene the audience most wanted to see in this game was probably Wang Yi and Frazier trading points. And they're already doing it right from the start! You dunk one, I dunk one; you hit a three, I hit a three!"
Director Zhang nodded excitedly:
"That's right, exactly. But we also need to look at the difference between how these two are scoring."
"Both of Frazier's baskets came after he dribbled the ball himself, then went through a series of moves, changing direction and turning, before scoring."
"By comparison, Wang Yi's scoring has been much more efficient. Both times, he got an easy scoring opportunity off an assist from a teammate."
"So it looks like the two of them are trading points, but the energy Frazier spent on those two possessions was probably more than twice what Wang Yi spent on his!"
"And wearing Frazier down is the real reason Wang Yi is trading baskets with him!"
The two commentators had seen it, and so had the Mavericks' head coach, Jason Kidd.
Although Jason Kidd had been criticized for his in-game adjustments and player management, there was no doubt about his ability to develop stars.
Antetokounmpo of the Bucks had been developed by Jason Kidd.
And Pang Bo's tremendous improvement this year was also inseparable from Jason Kidd.
Frazier had steadily improved his Scoring Efficiency over the few games since his return, and Kidd had played a big part in that, too.
Now that Kidd had noticed the difference between Wang Yi's scoring and Frazier's, he thought it over briefly, but didn't call a Timeout right away.
Calling a Timeout just one minute into the game felt like a waste.
So he could only cup