The referee immediately called a Blocking Foul on Wang Liang.
At that moment, Wang Yi barely hesitated. Without even looking at the big screen, he directly signaled for a challenge.
Paul, beside him, looked at Wang Yi in surprise and asked,
"Are you that sure Wang Liang didn't foul?"
Wang Yi shook his head.
"Not sure."
"Then why challenge it?"
Rondo, standing nearby, said,
"To buy him some rest time."
Paul understood.
During a challenge, the referees had to go to the scorer's table and review whether that defensive play had been a foul.
If it was difficult to determine, the referees often spent a long time discussing it, giving Wang Yi more time to rest.
The big screen now showed Wang Liang's defensive foul from moments earlier.
As King Arthur charged in, Wang Liang was moving into King Arthur's path.
The two of them reached that spot almost at the same time.
Contact was made.
Honestly, it was a borderline call. It could have been called either way.
Even after watching the replay five times, the three referees still couldn't decide whether it was a Defensive Foul by Wang Liang or an Offensive Foul by King Arthur.
After another full minute of discussion, the referees decided to rescind Wang Liang's Defensive Foul. However, they did not call an Offensive Foul on King Arthur either, instead ruling it a Jump Ball between the two.
Wang Liang and King Arthur went for the Jump Ball. The result was obvious.
Wang Liang shook his head.
He looked at King Arthur, his eyes carrying a trace of self-reproach.
But Wang Yi looked solemnly at Wang Liang.
His eyes were full of encouragement.
Wang Liang nodded heavily, then stepped into the free-throw circle to take the Jump Ball with King Arthur.
Seeing the two