Dauding was just as excited.
Being able to do something for their leader when the Lakers were struggling was an honor.
He even felt a little smug. "The boss and I can pull off a play like that. Can any of you?"
When they got back on defense, the other team once again had Antoine take the ball at the top of the key.
The others cut and moved around, and in the end Antoine passed to Deng Dute, the Power Forward under the basket, who dunked with ease.
That was one of the Pistons' strengths.
A lot of the time, when Antoine had the ball at the top of the key, he didn't need to move at all.
All he had to do was calmly direct the play.
Once everyone else had gotten into position, he passed the ball and set up a teammate to score.
That let Antoine rest while he was on the court.
And it gave the other Pistons players chances to score.
So Antoine spent most of his time on the court playing with ease.
The Lakers went on offense again.
Once more, Wang Yi didn't take the ball. He kept moving, running around screens.
Even with two defenders trapping him, Wang Yi's years of experience let him see at a glance which route he could take.
Which route had a teammate ready to set a screen for him.
And which route would give a teammate a better opportunity.
So he ran an S-shaped route through the paint.
That S-shaped cut threw the Pistons' defense into disarray.
And it opened up an opportunity for Dauding.
So Bryce passed to Dauding.
But thanks to his years of playing alongside Wang Yi, Dauding could tell at a glance that Wang Yi actually had an opening.
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