After carrying for three games, Wang Yi could no longer carry.
Then, in theory, the Pistons should have steamrolled them next.
And sure enough, the Pistons did steamroll the Lakers for three games. By the final Game 7 battle, Wang Yi had carried so hard it was practically a bloody carry job.
But he had only carried for 43 minutes. In the final five minutes, he truly could not carry anymore. At last, King Arthur saw hope of defeating Wang Yi.
Although he himself was in his prime while Wang Yi was at the end of his career, from the perspective of a professional player, Wang Yi was already a feeble old man.
Under those circumstances, defeating Wang Yi seemed somewhat unfair, but basketball only cared about results.
As long as he won, even if the victory was not entirely honorable, he would still have defeated Wang Yi once.
So in the final five minutes, King Arthur played with exceptional effort.
He helped his team take a six-point lead with 16 seconds left and retain possession.
Yet no one could have expected the situation on the court to change so suddenly.
Just when everyone thought it was over, the Lakers first got a steal and three free throws.
Then Wang Yi got a steal and made a three-pointer, tying the score in just eight seconds.
At that moment, scenes of all the times Wang Yi had hit game-winners against him surfaced uncontrollably in King Arthur's mind.
Starting with Wang Yi leading the Kings back from a 0-3 deficit against King Arthur's Lakers, completing the first comeback from 0-3 in NBA history.
Then King Arthur went to the Eastern Conference to form a superteam, hoping to defeat Wang Yi and win a championship, only to be beaten by Wang Yi's game-winners