But on those two possessions, one time Frazier passed the ball back to Pang Bo, who made a mid-range shot. The other time, Frazier passed it to Pang Bo rolling to the basket, and Pang Bo powered through Dauding with the force of a lumberjack felling trees before slamming the ball into the hoop.
Fortunately, Wang Yi was there for the Raptors. He answered on both possessions, and both times with a three-pointer.
By the midpoint of the third quarter, Wang Yi had kept raining in threes, helping the Raptors stretch their lead back to seven.
Jason Kidd had no choice but to call another timeout. During it, he talked mostly about Frazier.
Once again, he coaxed and cajoled Frazier, telling him not to take too many shots on his own and to focus more on running pick and rolls with Pang Bo.
Frazier came to his senses. He realized he'd been tricked again.
So he followed his coach's instructions. After the timeout, he kept running pick and rolls with Pang Bo.
The two were indeed highly effective running pick and rolls.
Frazier had a sharp drive, along with a three-pointer and a mid-range shot.
With Pang Bo setting the screen, Frazier only needed a little space to get his shot off.
Pang Bo also had a mid-range shot, so after setting the screen, he could move a couple of steps toward the mid-range area and shoot if Frazier passed him the ball.
And if Pang Bo rolled to the basket, his impact was truly overwhelming.
Once he caught the ball on the roll, you either fouled him or watched helplessly as he dunked.
Fortunately, Wang Yi was almost always able to answer.
Especially after a teammate missed a shot, Wang Yi would almost always toss up a three-pointer on