In the games that followed, Wang Yi led the Lakers on a relentless charge.
Over the first 40 games, they won 34, giving them the best record in the Entire League.
Across those 40 games, Wang Yi still averaged 40 points per game.
He remained atop the Entire League, winning player of the week almost every week and player of the month for two consecutive months.
In the ensuing midseason tournament, the Lakers also claimed the NBA Cup title as they had hoped.
At the All-Star Game, Wang Yi showed those young people no mercy whatsoever.
He scored 47 points and added 4 assists in the All-Star Game, earning All-Star Game MVP honors.
As time passed, the Lakers continued their unstoppable run.
By the 65th game of the season, Wang Yi was still averaging 40.4 points, a mark that continued to lead the Entire League.
By the 70th game, not only had his scoring average not declined, it had even risen slightly to 40.7 points per game.
Across all those games, his highest-scoring outing was 77 points.
Without question, he was the oldest player in NBA history to score 77 points.
At that point, Wang Yi was only 611 points away from 50,000 Regular Season points.
At this rate, if he played all 82 games, he would definitely break that record.
But the Lakers already had the best record in the Entire League.
Out of concern for Wang Yi's health, the management decided that he would rest for most of the time over the next 12 games.
Of course, the management had also considered Wang Yi's wishes and asked whether he wanted to chase 50,000 points.
But with the Playoffs in mind, Wang Yi still chose to rest and conserve his energy for the Playoffs.
Thus, over the final 12