These twelve points were crucial for the Lakers.
They allowed the Lakers to go into the first half tied with the Pistons.
Another reason the Lakers were able to tie the score was Yang Hanson.
With Antoine guarding Pang Bo,
while Wang Yi was being double-teamed on the perimeter, and Zhang Yu and Zhang Jiacheng were also tightly defended,
Yang Hanson, who had been fairly unremarkable since the Finals began, was given plenty of opportunities.
In the first half alone, he had six chances to shoot open three-pointers.
Of those six chances, he seized four and knocked down four threes.
On top of that, when he went One-on-One against the opposing Power Forward, he had both a height advantage and a weight advantage. He powered his way into the Mid-range and kept knocking down jumpers.
As a result, Yang Hanson scored 15 points in the first half.
And he was not just scoring; he also had a deft passing touch.
In the first half, he drew defenders with his own scoring, then drove into the Mid-range and worked a high-low play with Pang Bo. He pulled Antoine over before feeding Pang Bo for an easy dunk under the basket.
When the second half began, the Pistons felt that Yang Hanson having such a strong first half was already rare enough.
There was no way he could keep it up in the second half.
Yet when the second half arrived, Yang Hanson continued to perform brilliantly.
Right from the start, he delivered a no-look pass to Wang Yi on a backdoor cut, allowing Wang Yi to get to the rim with ease.
He scored.
Then Yang Hanson hit a three-pointer.
After that, he drove into the Mid-range, drew Antoine in, then made a back pass to Pang Bo for another easy