After hearing Billups out, the referee went over to the scorer's table.
After consulting with the table, they quickly reviewed the play.
The big screen also showed a replay of Wang Yi's game-saving alteration.
From the left side, it did seem as though Wang Yi had hit Wemby's hand.
But he had also hit the ball, making it a ball-and-hand play.
From the replay on the right, he had hit both the hand and the ball, also making it a ball-and-hand play.
From the front camera replay, he had still hit the ball, making it a ball-and-hand play.
To fans who did not understand basketball, it might have looked like a foul.
But when the footage switched to the angle filmed by the cameraman behind them—the cameraman on the other baseline—it immediately became clear.
On the screen, Wang Yi had initially swung his arm fully around to swat the ball.
But midway through, he had slightly adjusted his angle, avoiding Wemby's hand.
Instead, he had struck the exposed part of the ball between Antoine's index finger and thumb.
When replayed in even slower motion, it could be seen that Wang Yi's block might have grazed Wemby's fingers.
But such a slight touch absolutely did not qualify as hitting the hand.
His palm had actually struck that small patch of the ball's surface solidly.
That was why the ball had bounced away at an angle after flying out.
Seeing this, the Pistons fans in front of their TVs and computers immediately fell silent.
Meanwhile, the Lakers' fans were overjoyed.
Shaquille O'Neal at the scene said.
"So that's what happened. So that's what happened."
"From every other angle, Wang Yi looked suspiciously like he had hit Wemby's hand."
"But let me make this clear: hitting the hand does not necessarily mean a