In the second quarter, Wang Yi was double-teamed, and Zhang Yu failed to step up. The Lakers fell behind by 15 points.
In the third quarter, Wang Yi was double-teamed again, and Zhang Yu still failed to step up.
But then, a cavalryman suddenly emerged—Zhang Jiacheng.
With the opposition double-teaming Wang Yi, the defense on Zhang Jiacheng was much looser.
Zhang Jiacheng first hit two three-pointers, then knocked down several Mid-range shots in a row.
After drawing the defense, he fed Pang Bo, allowing Pang Bo to keep throwing down dunks under the basket.
As a result, the Lakers and Pistons played that quarter to a draw.
Everyone had thought that Zhang Jiacheng exploding for one quarter was already extremely rare. There was no way he could explode again in the fourth quarter.
That meant the Lakers were highly likely to lose.
However, with three minutes left in the third quarter, when Wang Yi went to the bench for a rest, the turning point came.
Zhang Jiacheng handled the ball on the court, while Shan He replaced Wang Yi at Shooting Guard.
Because Zhang Jiacheng had been highly efficient offensively that quarter, he drew a great deal of defensive attention, leaving Shan He less tightly guarded.
In just three minutes, Shan He hit two three-pointers, knocked down a Mid-range jumper, and drove to the basket for a powerful dunk.
He racked up 10 points in only three minutes.
After King Arthur and Antoine went off, the Pistons' lineup took a sharp drop in strength. Their offense was mediocre as well, and they scored only four points in those three minutes.
The Lakers thus cut the point difference to just nine points.
After making adjustments between quarters, the Pistons strengthened their defense on Shan He when they took the court in