On the next possession, Antoine drove into the paint with the ball, successfully drawing a double-team from two Lakers inside players.
He then dished the ball to King Arthur, who cut into the lane.
After receiving the pass, King Arthur threw down a thunderous dunk.
On the Lakers' side, Wang Liang missed a mid-range jumper.
Pang Bo fought hard to shove Antoine aside and scored on a putback under the basket.
In the following stretch, both sides traded blows at a blistering pace on both ends of the floor.
The two teams went back and forth, deadlocked in a fierce battle.
The Pistons' offensive efficiency was extremely high, and they scored on virtually every possession.
Meanwhile, during Wang Yi's rest, the Lakers did not collapse as the crowd had expected.
The team was basically able to answer with an effective score every two possessions.
By the end of the third quarter, although the Lakers had failed to protect their ten-point lead, they had not been completely overtaken by the Pistons either.
The five-point point difference remained heading into the fourth quarter.
According to the pregame plan, Wang Yi intended to return with eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
If his stamina was completely drained during the final stretch, he would briefly step off for a minute or two before returning to battle.
In the opening three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Pistons continued to maintain extremely high offensive efficiency.
But the Lakers never went completely cold either, continuing to respond.
The situation on the court remained the same: every time the Pistons made two baskets, the Lakers could answer with one.
In the middle of the quarter, both teams' overall offensive efficiency briefly declined.
The Pistons made only one shot over four consecutive possessions.
The Lakers scored only