Zhang Jiacheng and Zhang Yu both found their range from three-point distance, while Zhang Yu, Big Lock Rock, and Crazy Tiger Tiger clamped down on the players at the other four positions.
In This Final Game, the Raptors still won by a wide margin.
That brought the Raptors' Playoffs record to 15–0.
They were just one win away from the championship, and just one win away from making history by going undefeated in all 16 Playoffs games, winning all 98 games of the season, and taking the title.
At this point, everyone favored the Raptors.
Everyone began writing off the Timberwolves.
Many people pointed out that Juan, who had performed very well in the first few rounds of the Playoffs, had averaged just 101.7 points and 8.5 rebounds this round—a clear drop from his earlier numbers.
They thought Juan had suffered the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction, too.
That made them even more certain the Raptors would sweep the Finals 4–0.
Even Wang Yi's teammates were in much higher spirits after Game 3 than they had been after the previous games.
They chatted and joked in the locker room, and some even started talking about what they would do after winning the championship.
Clearly, they all believed they would claim the title in the next game.
Wang Yi, however, felt uneasy.
He was the only one who understood that Juan hadn't suffered the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction.
He hadn't expected Juan to be much more tenacious than the other star players, or to have far greater mental toughness.
So while everyone was still celebrating in the locker room after Game 3, Wang Yi spoke up:
"The next game is the real Finals!"
After saying that, Wang Yi went to the treatment room and had Baiyin work on his muscles.
Then he