Yang Yi knew Team America wanted to play fast. After Pang Bo's dunk, they would surely rush to inbound the ball.
And thanks to God's Eye View, Yang Yi had immediately noticed Wemby's subtle movement. It showed that Wemby was about to pass to Edwards, allowing Yang Yi to rush in and steal the ball at once.
After the steal, God's Eye View also let Yang Yi notice that Wemby was going to come up behind him to defend Pang Bo.
So Yang Yi bounced a pass straight through Wemby's legs to Pang Bo, completing a brilliant steal and assist.
The lead was now down to just four points, with five minutes left.
In other words, in the twenty-odd seconds since Yang Yi had entered the game, the deficit had shrunk from seven points to four.
The impact was immediate.
But Team America's head coach, Phil Jackson, wasn't worried.
He believed there were still five minutes left in the game, and Yang Yi's stamina was already nearly gone. After another two or three minutes of running, Yang Yi would surely be completely spent.
That would be when Team America closed out the game.
Team America went on offense. After his previous mistake, King Arthur didn't launch another fast break. Instead, he dribbled slowly over half court and continued to control the pace.
That was what a Master of Court Control did: knowing when to speed things up and when to slow them down.
Once he crossed half court, he didn't attack right away. He dribbled patiently, searching for an opening.
At one point, he had Antetokounmpo set a pick and roll for him.
Then he drove straight toward the basket.
After Yang Hanson switched onto him, he had no choice but to defend King Arthur, while Zhang Yu was left