So in the first quarter alone, he took seven shots without missing a single one.
He scored 16 points.
A forty-year-old veteran scored 16 points in a single first quarter of such an intense Finals Game 7.
That efficiency was utterly astonishing.
And it was not just his 16 points. Even when he was double-teamed, his passes were as sharp as scalpels, able to pierce straight into the Pistons' heart.
He passed underneath to Dauding, allowing Dauding to receive the ball securely while perfectly evading Antoine's defense.
He passed to Danny at the left-wing 45-degree angle, allowing Danny to take an easy uncontested three-point shot.
He passed to Bryce James in the Mid-range, allowing Bryce James to make an easy floater.
Finally, he passed to Aiton, allowing Aiton to evade Antoine's block with nothing more than a simple pump fake.
As a result, the Lakers temporarily led the Pistons 35-32 by three points after the first quarter.
Shaquille O'Neal, the commentator at courtside, looked at Wang Yi resting on the bench and said admiringly:
"At forty years old, in a life-or-death Finals Game 7, he showed no fear and played this brilliantly. It truly is breathtaking!"
Big Mouth Barkley, beside him, rapidly tapped a few times on his tablet.
Then he said, "Look at Wang Yi's first quarter stats: 16 points and seven assists. It would not be an exaggeration to say that nearly all of the Lakers' first quarter scoring was connected to Wang Yi."
Shaquille O'Neal said that playing like this was too exhausting for Wang Yi.
It could be said that he had spared no effort in the first quarter, but this was also the final game.
He had to bring out every card he had and every bit of his strength.
Only then would the Lakers