Wang Liang first drove to the mid-range, drew the defense, and passed to Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu caught the ball and fired from three, knocking it down immediately.
Next, Wang Arthur slipped while driving and fell to the floor.
Wang Liang happened to pick up the ball and immediately tossed it to Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu reached the frontcourt and, with nobody defending him, threw down a dunk.
Just like that, they cut the point difference to only 1 point.
At this point, only 31 seconds remained in the first half.
On the next possession, Wang Arthur slowly dribbled the ball, draining the clock.
He wanted to use up all 24 seconds and leave the Lakers only 7 seconds.
Wang Arthur kept dribbling and did not attempt a three-pointer until the final seconds. However, he missed, and Wang Le and Pang Bo combined to grab the rebound before throwing it to Wang Liang.
Wang Liang raced toward the frontcourt.
After running into resistance, he threw it to Gesang Zhaxi.
Gesang Zhaxi then passed it to Zhang Yu in the left corner.
Zhang Yu caught the ball and rose for another pull-up shot.
The moment the lights came on and the buzzer sounded, the three-pointer went in!
The Lakers took a 2-point lead!
The arena immediately erupted in celebration!
Commentator Scarlett Kerr could not help but marvel, "Zhang Yu's scoring burst is truly astonishing."
The other commentator responded, "That's right. If a team has a player with such explosive scoring ability, he can often solve many problems during a game. For example, when the team is trying to catch up, he can quickly close the gap or even take the lead. And when the score is deadlocked, he can rapidly open up a lead."
And when the score was deadlocked, he