Since the start of the entire Playoffs, these six had endured the greatest physical toll of all Playoffs players.
Shaquille O'Neal also sighed. The Cavaliers once had seven players known as the Jedi Seven Samurai. Now, these six Lakers players were the Jedi Six Samurai.
One man fewer than the Seven Samurai of old.
Even Zhang Yu, who had the best stamina, was showing signs of fatigue by now.
You could tell just by looking at the way he ran on the court.
Meanwhile, back in China, Xu Jingyu shook his head as he watched.
The Lakers were tired. Every single Lakers player was tired. It wasn't just Brother Yi—everyone was exhausted.
If they had a few replacements of comparable ability, the Lakers would most likely beat the Pistons. But now, the Lakers had no other players of comparable ability to sub in.
The stamina of all six of them was nearing depletion, especially Brother Yi's.
There were still 7 minutes and 30 seconds left. They had to grit their teeth and hang on.
The Pistons had possession and went on offense.
Antoine attacked directly from outside the three-point line.
He tried a three, but it missed and bounced out for a long rebound.
Antoine knew the ball was short the moment he released it, so he took a long stride after the rebound and got to it first. He whipped it back out to Deng Dute on the perimeter. Deng Dute immediately passed it to King Arthur, and with Wang Yi closing in on him, King Arthur pulled up for a three-point shot.
But with a bang, the ball struck the rim again.
Under the basket, even Wang Le and Pang Bo double-teaming him couldn't stop Antoine's long arms.
With a flick of those long arms, Antoine tipped the