At this point, both teams came to midcourt for the jump ball.
The ball naturally went to Wemby off the tip.
Once they reached the frontcourt, Wemby didn't take the ball on the perimeter like he usually did. Instead, he went straight to the low post.
That was the plan their head coach had laid out before the game. The Lakers weren't especially tall inside, so Wemby was supposed to use his height in the paint to attack their interior defense.
Little Fox Fox dribbled against Wang Yi's defense and called for a screen, using it to shake Wang Yi before going straight at Doncic.
A simple feint, combined with his speed, let him get past Doncic with ease.
Then he pulled up from mid-range and sank the shot without trouble.
The Lakers came back on offense.
They went straight into the Triangle Offense formation.
Doncic held the ball at the top of the arc, King Arthur set up at the right elbow, and Wang Yi waited in the right corner.
That made the right side of the court the strong side and the left side the weak side.
Little Rivers waited beyond the three-point line on the left wing for a pass, while Aiton hovered near the left baseline.
It was a classic Triangle Offense setup.
Doncic saw that King Arthur had gotten into position and passed him the ball.
The opposing Power Forward, Little Duncan, defended King Arthur, but was at a clear disadvantage in strength, speed, and power.
King Arthur knew Wemby was inside, so he didn't drive into the paint. Instead, he dribbled in a step, used his shoulder to push Little Duncan aside, then stepped back and sank a mid-range shot with ease.
The Spurs attacked next, and Wemby scored on a putback inside.
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