Finally, with three minutes gone in the second quarter, King Arthur came off the court, and the lead was back to seven points.
At that point, King Arthur and Little Rivers were resting, while Wang Yi and Doncic led Aiton against the opposing lineup.
The other team didn't dare let Antoine rest for too long, so they put him back in. This time, they had their entire starting lineup on the court.
As soon as they returned, Antoine powered up beneath the basket and slammed it home.
Then it was the Lakers' turn to attack. This time, Doncic, Little Rivers, and Wang Yi ran the Triangle Offense.
Doncic was at the right elbow, Wang Yi was still camped in the right corner, and Little Rivers was at the top of the three-point arc.
Little Rivers then cut through the middle, and Doncic passed him the ball.
Little Rivers drew Antoine's defense, then immediately passed to Wang Yi, who was cutting in from the right corner.
But Little Rivers hadn't managed to draw Antoine completely away.
Although Antoine seemed to be guarding Little Rivers, all his attention was actually on Wang Yi.
So when he saw Wang Yi get the ball, he immediately moved over and planted himself in front of him.
He blocked Wang Yi head-on, cutting off every possible route.
And with Duke Jin closing in from behind, Wang Yi had no choice but to stop dribbling and stand there, clutching the ball in both hands.
Seeing this, Shaquille O'Neal shook his head and said, "Oh, this is bad. Wang Yi's been forced to pick up his dribble, and picking it up in that spot is no good."
Magic Johnson nodded. "That's right. Picking up his dribble there seems like a dead end."
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