Street basketball bars and mall big screens had all switched over to the live broadcast of this Finals game.
Countless Chinese fans sat together, their eyes locked on the screens, their hearts filled with expectation and concern for Wang Yi.
Chinese-language livestream rooms across Southeast Asia were likewise packed to the brim with Chinese fans and local fans.
Chinese fans cheered Wang Yi on in their hometown dialects.
Local fans followed along, learning to shout their support as well.
Wang Yi's name had completely taken over the sports world in Southeast Asia, becoming the focus of nationwide discussion.
At this moment, Wang Yi's retirement Finals were no longer just an ordinary basketball game.
They had become a global sports carnival, breaking through the barriers of region and language.
More than 100 million people around the world were waiting before their screens through different livestreaming channels.
Everyone was hoping that this 42-year-old veteran could continue writing his own legend in the second half.
At last, the thirty-minute halftime break slowly passed.
After resting for thirty minutes, Wang Yi felt that he had recovered some of his strength.
But for a 42-year-old veteran who had gone so hard in the first half, thirty minutes of halftime rest was still not enough for him to sustain full power for twenty minutes in the second half.
So Wang Yi made up his mind to hold back for a while in the second half.
He said to Head Coach Phil Jackson, "Coach, I'll try to hold back in the third quarter. I'll mainly create opportunities for my teammates."
Phil Jackson understood what Wang Yi meant.
He then said to the rest of the players, "Wang Yi has made himself very clear, so you must step up in the third quarter!"
Hearing that, the players all