Zhang Yu hit another three-pointer, and it was like pressing down one gourd only for another to bob up.
In the first six minutes of the fourth quarter, Zhang Yu's four three-pointers alone had given the Raptors a temporary five-point lead over the Hornets.
With five minutes left, the Hornets paid special attention to defending Zhang Yu.
They also kept up the pressure on Wang Yi.
Zhang Yu didn't get another chance to shoot a three, while Wang Yi had pushed himself too hard earlier and burned through too much energy, so he didn't do much over those few minutes either.
Everyone thought this was the perfect time for the Hornets to close the gap.
That was when the groundwork Wang Yi had laid in the third quarter came into play.
The Hornets had committed too many fouls against Wang Yi in the third quarter, and by now in the fourth, both LaMelo Ball and Big Ball had already picked up five fouls.
They were both playing rather tentatively.
They couldn't let loose on either offense or defense, so the Hornets' offense was inefficient too.
In the end, neither team managed to score for three whole minutes.
With two minutes left in the game, the Hornets finally broke the scoring drought when Big Ball made a three-pointer.
As for the Raptors, up to that point they had scored only one point, when Big Lock Rock drew a foul and made one of his two free throws.
The teams were now separated by just three points.
After a timeout, the Hornets went on offense. Thanks to the Ball Family Brothers' teamwork, LaMelo Ball drove to the basket and scored, cutting the deficit to one.
Then, for another full minute, neither team scored.
With thirty seconds left, the Hornets failed to score