That left the Lakers trailing by 10 points with just three minutes remaining.
In that situation, Phil Jackson called a timeout.
In truth, even the wise Phil Jackson was already out of options.
You couldn't make a meal without ingredients.
No matter how many plays or tricks Phil Jackson had up his sleeve, he had no one available to carry them out.
Wang Yi was out of gas, and no one else could shoulder the burden.
They were all role players. Expecting them to take charge of the Lakers' offense at a time like this was simply unrealistic.
In the end, Phil Jackson could only say to Wang Yi:
"Wang, there's only one way forward now: I'm going to let you fire away. I'll have the others set screens for you and give you a free hand to shoot threes. If you make them, we have a chance to win. If you don't, then there's nothing we can do about this game. We'll settle things with them next game!"
Wang Yi nodded.
In truth, if he used another Experience Card now, he should be fine.
But he still wanted to take one last shot at it.
When he returned to the court, the minute and a half of rest had helped Wang Yi recover a little.
After Bryce James dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, Wang Yi got it off a screen from a teammate and rose straight up for a three from the top of the arc.
His touch was still off. The shot came up a little short.
Fortunately, Aiton got the ball out from under the basket, and it found its way back into Wang Yi's hands. Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Yi rose and shot again.
The ball traced a perfect arc, then thumped off the