Wang Yi made the three.
The camera cut to Phil.
But Phil Jackson was sitting in the second row, still looking completely unmoved.
No one knew what was going through his mind.
In fact, Phil Jackson was thinking: No wonder he's Wang Yi!
Phil Jackson admired Wang Yi not because of his accurate three-point shooting, but because the guy showed no hesitation.
Everyone knew that the more important the game, the more nervous players got before taking the court.
Some young players, playing in a major event like this for the first time, seemed as if they could barely walk when they first stepped onto the floor.
In the manga, when Sakuragi Hanamichi first took the court, he was just like a wooden puppet.
He was drenched in sweat, his movements stiff.
With every step, his joints seemed to creak.
That was exaggerated, of course, but in real life, many young players really were extremely nervous when taking the court for a major event.
They were so tense that they looked stiff when they ran, and every move they made came out awkwardly.
Trying to shoot under those circumstances was a recipe for disaster.
Even veteran players who had been playing for years could get nervous in a major event like this.
They didn't get so nervous that they could barely breathe, like young players, but their movements still got a little awkward. When that affected their shooting, their shots—especially their threes—in the first few minutes could be way off.
After a few minutes, once their bodies had fully warmed up and they were completely focused on the game, all they cared about was winning, taking the game, and playing every possession well.
Only then would the nerves completely disappear.
That was why so many coaches told their players before