Wang Yi's opening backcourt three-pointer truly stunned everyone.
The Kings players all stared wide-eyed.
They'd already thought it was outrageous when Wang Yi started games with a Logo three-pointer.
After an entire season, they'd finally gotten used to Wang Yi's opening Logo three-pointer routine. Now he was going straight to an opening backcourt three-pointer.
And this was the Finals, no less.
An opening backcourt three-pointer?
Was he trying to give everyone a heart attack?
The Heat players were all dumbfounded too.
Hey, hey, hey! Could he have some shame? Who played like that?
The Heat's head coach was Erik Spoelstra, commonly known as Spo.
He was Filipino.
When he saw Wang Yi open with a backcourt three-pointer, he rolled his eyes—an exasperated eye roll.
The Heat's president, 78-year-old Divine Calculator Pat Riley, was standing in a dark corner behind the backboard.
He looked a lot like Hannibal, the most elegant cannibal in The Silence of the Lambs.
The same slicked-back hair, shiny and neatly combed;
The same tailored suit.
His arms were folded across his chest.
He looked incredibly elegant.
He'd had a glorious career.
Everyone knew the Lakers had once had their Showtime era.
But few fans knew that during the Showtime era, the Lakers' head coach had been Pat Riley.
Later, after becoming the Heat's general manager, he first brought in Shaquille O'Neal, who won a title alongside Wade.
Then he single-handedly built the Heat Big Three that astonished the world.
And like Hannibal, he was ruthless.
When the Heat's heart and soul, Wade, grew older and his performance declined, Riley was even unwilling to offer him a respectable retirement contract.
Of course, as part of the team's management, he was trying to secure the greatest possible benefit for the team. There was nothing wrong with that.
But