The fans in the arena fell silent.
The Lakers players fell silent, too.
Wang Yi was puzzled. "Hadn't that guy been knocked into a Wang Yi Mountain Reaction? How did he suddenly snap out of it? And why was he playing so well afterward?"
What Wang Yi didn't know was that he was the reason for all of it.
After Antoine snapped out of the Wang Yi Mountain Reaction, he thought, Brother Yi is already forty, and he's still playing this well.
As a fan of Brother Yi, I absolutely can't let him down.
Especially with Brother Yi watching, I have to play really, really well. I can't disappoint him!
If Wang Yi knew what Antoine was thinking, he wouldn't have known what to make of it.
For the next few minutes, Antoine seemed unstoppable. He could posterize Aiton at the rim, hit mid-range jumpers, knock down threes, and stand at the top of the arc to run the offense for his teammates.
Whatever he tried, it worked.
The Lakers, meanwhile, were reasonably efficient over those few minutes, but next to Antoine, who seemed to make almost every shot, they just couldn't keep up.
The lead steadily shrank, at one point falling to just four points.
That was when Wang Yi started to take over.
Antoine made a two-pointer, and Wang Yi made a two-pointer.
Antoine made a three, and Wang Yi made a three.
Antoine set up his teammates, and Wang Yi did the same.
With two minutes left in the third quarter, Wang Yi and Antoine both came off the floor, and the lead was back to six points.
Now, some people might ask: Why didn't Wang Yi step up as soon as Antoine caught fire? Why wait until the lead was on the verge of disappearing?
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