794 Your understanding is spot-on.
He was just one assist away from unlocking the Point Guard Buff.
That made Wang Yi even more eager to pass.
On the next two possessions, Wang Yi tried to pass to Danny.
But on one of them, his pass sailed too high and out of bounds.
On the other, he got the ball to Danny, but Danny couldn't make the shot.
Danny was back, but that didn't mean he could make every shot.
Even Wang Yi had a system, and he couldn't make every shot, either.
There were only twenty seconds left in the first quarter.
Wang Yi checked the mission progress in his mind.
Whether he could unlock the Open Shot Buff came down to these final twenty seconds.
He dribbled into the frontcourt but didn't pass right away.
He waited until the defense double-teamed him before passing to Hield.
There was no other choice. They knew Danny had found his touch, so they were guarding him tightly.
Hield tried to shoot a three, but Morant got back quickly and rushed over to block him.
Hield faked, got Morant off balance, then drove straight to the basket.
He went for a floater.
But the ball hit the front of the rim.
TT, the Kings' big man, fought hard for the rebound and passed it to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi was wide open.
But he couldn't shoot.
He glanced at Danny, then quickly passed him the ball.
This left the fans and commentators completely baffled.
"Wait, what? Wang Yi's wide open and he doesn't shoot. What is that?"
Head coach De'Anthony was furious, too. "Wang Yi, I told you to play point guard, not pass-first guard. When you have a chance, shoot! Shoot, do you understand?"
But there was nothing he could do. The