They often produced some exquisite combinations.
Both could score, and both could pass. When such a duo got going together, the Lakers simply could not defend against them.
So neither side could stop the other.
The difference was that Wang Yi's three-pointers were more accurate for the Lakers, so the point difference gradually widened. By the end of the second quarter, it had reached eight points.
By then, Wang Yi had already scored 44 points in the first half.
The spectators only saw that Wang Yi had been extremely active and efficient throughout the first half. Even under King Arthur's suffocating defense and relentless pestering, Wang Yi had still shot at an incredibly high shooting percentage.
But they did not know his exact scoring total.
When the first half ended and the big screen displayed Wang Yi's points, everyone in the arena, whether Pistons Fans or Wang Yi's fans, collectively erupted in gasps.
"Oh!"
"Ohmygod!"
"44 points? Am I seeing this right?"
"Did I see it wrong, or did the stats get it wrong?"
"A 42-year-old guy scored 44 points in one half? My God, this guy's gone insane!"
Seeing this, Michael Jordan also clasped his head in both hands in an American-style expression of astonishment.
"Oh, my God, 44 points in one half!"
"This guy put up a full game's worth of stats in one half, and those stats would be incredibly impressive even for an entire game!"
Like Jordan, LeBron James held his head in both hands and exclaimed in disbelief.
"Unimaginable. I truly can't imagine it."
"In the season when I retired, I averaged only 20 points. My best Playoffs game was only 30 points."
"Against King Arthur's kind of suffocating defense, this guy actually put up 44 points in one half."
"This guy is terrifying! Absolutely