By contrast, the Lakers had seen their morale greatly boosted by Wang Yi over those three minutes.
As a result, Bryce hit a three, Danny hit a three, and Dauding made a mid-range shot.
Even Aiton managed to grab a rebound right in front of Antoine. He missed the shot afterward, but drew a foul from Antoine and made one of his two free throws.
And so the Lakers extended their lead to 12 points.
At that moment, Pistons head coach Billups had no choice but to call another timeout.
When Billups saw the Pistons players heading off the court with their heads hanging, especially Antoine stumbling off with a vacant stare as if he were possessed, a troubling term flashed through his mind: the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction.
He turned to the assistant coaches beside him. Both were looking at him, too. The three of them all realized this was definitely the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction. Antoine had been hit with it. Damn it!
Everyone knew that all too many stars across the league had suffered the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction at Wang Yi's hands.
Wemby, Ja Morant, Jalen Green, Antetokounmpo, Edwards—they had all nearly been hit with the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction. And once a player suffered it, he would be listless and dispirited for the rest of the game, let alone the rest of the series.
That would spell the end of the entire series.
And now Antoine had been hit with the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction.
For the entire Pistons team, this was absolutely terrible news.
So as they headed off the court, the head coach went straight to Antoine. He needed to do everything he could to dispel the negative effects of the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction.
Antoine was the backbone of the entire Pistons