And that basket had barely taken any time off the clock. There were still 29.6 seconds remaining.
That was right, the basket had taken only 0.4 seconds.
Seeing this, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson used their final timeout.
During the timeout, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson also drew up a play.
The play was designed to gamble on a three-pointer.
Because the Lakers head coach knew that, given Wang Yi's current physical condition, there was absolutely no way he could hold on for another five minutes. So if they could gamble on a three, they would gamble on a three.
After the timeout, the Lakers Players took the court again, and Wang Yi limped back onto the floor.
But this time, Wang Yi did not go straight to receive the ball, nor did he draw the defense near the sideline. The moment he stepped onto the court, he went directly to squat in the left corner.
He did not seem to have any intention of receiving the ball at all.
The Pistons players had no idea what that meant.
Pistons head coach Billups had no idea either.
At that moment, Shan He received the ball near the midcourt line.
After getting the ball, he did not rush to attack. Instead, he slowly ran down the clock.
Even though Danny Russell kept reaching out to disrupt Shan He's dribble, Shan He remained calm this time. He used the left side of his body to shield Danny Russell while slowly dribbling with his right hand.
He dribbled all the way until there were only six seconds left on the 24-second clock, and only then did Shan He finally move.
More precisely, Shan He and Pang Bo moved together. Shan He rushed out from the paint and set a screen for Pang Bo.