After the timeout, the Lakers briefly put Pang Bo in to see how it worked.
Both sides' players returned to the court, and this time the Pistons had the first possession.
Without question, the Pistons' offense was still extremely powerful.
With the Lakers' current defense, it was very difficult for them to stop the Pistons' offense.
King Arthur drove into the paint again, then dished a behind-the-back pass to Antoine.
Antoine pulled up and dunked directly over Pang Bo.
In today's league, there were very few players capable of dunking over Pang Bo.
Among centers who could dunk over Pang Bo, Antoine was the one and only.
And Antoine had done it with such ease.
It was clear that under the crushing force of absolute talent, even Pang Bo's Shaquille O'Neal-like ability was a little lacking.
Then it was the Lakers' turn to attack.
Since Wang Yi had hit several three-pointers in a row, the opposing defense had no choice but to extend its coverage far outward.
King Arthur had already come up to defend from five meters beyond the three-point line.
Yet Wang Yi had only just crossed half court.
With one foot still inside the center circle, he took Zhang Jiacheng's pass and immediately pulled up for a three-point shot.
King Arthur's heart jolted at the sight, and he hurriedly lunged toward him.
But it was already too late.
The basketball traced a massive arc through the air before crashing into the hoop with a boom—another three-pointer.
With that basket, the Lakers had taken a five-point lead.
It had to be remembered that after five possessions at the start of the game, the Lakers had been down by four.
And the Pistons had been highly efficient offensively over these past few minutes.
Yet when the result was laid