On the next possession, they kept Doncic up top to run the offense.
Dongzi had been red-hot just now, hitting two three-pointers in a row.
Naturally, he got the ball for this third possession too.
This time, Dongzi didn't even bother with a move.
Riding his hot hand, he took the ball and, with Mad Tiger Tagore still two meters away, pulled up and shot before Tagore could rush him.
But this third shot came from a little farther out, and it hit the front of the rim and bounced out.
This was where the advantage of the Raptors having three players positioned down low became clear.
Jose Morgan and Little Bush of the Lakers both rushed over to grab the rebound.
But Dauding boxed one of them out right away, and Big Lock Rock boxed out the other, allowing Wang Yi to collect the rebound with ease.
While those two were boxing out and Wang Yi was grabbing the ball, Mad Tiger Tagore and Zhang Yu had already taken off up the sidelines, one on each side.
At that moment, the Lakers were genuinely a little lost.
They didn't know whether to stop Wang Yi or chase Tagore and Zhang Yu.
In the end, King Arthur and Doncic hurried back toward the Raptors' end of the court.
After all, Wang Yi was still in the backcourt, while the other two had already reached the frontcourt.
If Wang Yi passed to them, they could easily score on an uncontested layup.
King Arthur caught up with Zhang Yu and prevented him from receiving the ball, but Doncic simply couldn't catch Tagore.
Although someone tried to stop Wang Yi, he spun around and got past Little Rivers, who had come to defend him.
Then he sent the ball flying upcourt.
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