After he finished, the two assistant coaches suddenly understood. They both turned to Coach Charles Li with admiration.
Back on the court, the Hornets continued their attack.
The Raptors stayed in their 2-3 Zone Defense.
LaMelo Ball found an opening and tried another three, but missed.
The Raptors immediately launched a fast break, but this time the Hornets got back on defense very quickly.
They raced back to the three-point line and cut off Zhang Yu and Tagore's routes up the court.
When Big Lock Rock reached the basket, he found a defender waiting there, too.
So Wang Yi brought the ball over half court. Facing LaMelo Ball's defense at the three-point line, he pulled a Buddha Move and got past him.
When he reached the free-throw-line area, he wanted to see whether the defense would come up to help.
But the Hornets' Power Forward, Ultraman, showed no intention of stepping up to help.
It seemed he was determined to protect the basket.
So Wang Yi calmly took another mid-range shot.
Swish!
Another two points.
With that shot, the Raptors' lead had grown to five.
More importantly, Wang Yi had figured out the Hornets' defensive strategy for him today: they were guarding the three and protecting the basket.
They were also trying to stop him from passing to his teammates.
That left them conceding the mid-range.
Wang Yi immediately made up his mind.
I'll take whatever you give me.
You give me mid-range shots, and I'll beat you to death with them.
Back on offense, the Hornets attacked again.
The Raptors stayed in their 2-3 Zone Defense. With LaMelo Ball's Three-point Touch cooling off, he didn't take another three.
Instead, he tried to drive inside.
But as soon as Money Shower Brother caught the ball in the paint, Dauding and