Wang Yi's defense and attack quickly ignited the entire Golden Center Arena.
At the same time, it also quickly boosted the team's morale.
Everyone expected the Kings to keep their spirits high for at least a few minutes.
However, the Lakers soon shattered people's illusions.
On the offensive end, Westbrook broke through and scored;
James hit a super long three-pointer;
Nongmei and Gua Ge succeeded inside one after another.
On the defensive end, they prevented the Kings from scoring only 10 points in the first 5 minutes.
And these ten points actually all come from Wang Yi.
Although Wang Yi feels good, the other players on the Kings are sleepwalking.
Some were dribbling the ball to their feet, some were grabbing rebounds and going out of bounds, and some were defending for three seconds.
So 10 minutes into the first quarter, the Kings were already 5 points behind at 10:15.
All eyes were on Holmes and Barnes at this time.
Because those few mistakes were all concentrated on these two people.
O'Neill carefully analyzed it with a professional eye.
"Holmes and Barnes' movements on the court seem to be slower than before. In other words, he and the rest of the Kings are not in the same gear at all. Because the two of them are out of gear, the Kings used to be like mercury leaking out.
The running and gun attack cannot be achieved. Wang Yi can only rely on positional warfare to attack one by one, and he cannot beat the Lakers who have a better overall system."
Magic Johnson was convinced: "This has just started, I don't know what went wrong with the two of them. According to my analysis, it is probably because of the lack of confidence of the two. Only lack of confidence will show this state on the court."
O'Neal nodded: "That's true. But having said that, facing the current Big Four of the Lakers, which team and which player dares to say that they will win?"
Magic Johnson disagreed this time: "That's not necessarily true. I'm very confident when I see Wang Yi on the court."
O'Neal laughed: "He is a monster. The stronger the opponent, the more excited he is. I have never seen such a player."
Magic Johnson spread his hands: "Frankly speaking, I have never seen it before."
Kings coach Walton requested a timeout on the sidelines.
During the timeout, he kept his eyes on Holmes and Barnes.
Not to mention Holmes is a young player, but Barnes is an experienced veteran.
He once won a championship with the Warriors and was a member of the top five teams of the Warriors that year.
He is well-informed and should not be in this state.
"Are you feeling unwell?"
Wharton asked.
Barnes didn't say anything, just shook his head and sat down on the chair.
Holmes sat down with his head hanging.
"What's going on?"
Wharton was slightly annoyed.
In the middle of the war, what happened to the two of them?
Wang Yi has been staring closely at these two people.
He couldn't see a glimmer of hope in the eyes of these two people.
He had some guesses.
After falling behind by a big score of 0-2.
Facing the powerful Lakers, these two people have lost their confidence and fighting spirit to win.
After all, it was the first time for Holmes to face such a situation, and Wang Yi could understand it.
What made it hard for him to believe was that even the battle-hardened Barnes would lose his fighting spirit.
In fact, when the Warriors were dying, there was Curry, Klay, and Green.
So even if he faced a 3-1 deficit in the playoffs, he could still withstand it.
Because he knew that those three people would hold up the sky if it fell.
But this time, there was only Wang Yi in front of him.
And half of the sky has fallen.
Can Wang Yi handle it alone?
The answer is no.
Facing the Big Four Lakers, he simply couldn't stand it.
So Barnes lost some confidence.
The manifestations on the court include an increase in mistakes, lack of aggressive movement, and lack of focus on defense.
Wharton also noticed this and glanced at Wang Yi.
Who would have thought that he who was supposed to be the strongest supporter in the team would unexpectedly be unable to withstand this situation.
This is really unbelievable.
Wang Yi frowned tightly.
Also a little annoyed.
Just when he was about to regain his strength, Barnes, whom he trusted most, fell first.
What's wrong with this?
With a frown on his face, Wang Yi said to Walton: "Coach, let Danny and Mitchell come in to replace Barnes and Holmes."
Generally speaking, as the boss of a team, the wisest thing to do is to suggest to the coach that a certain player should be put on the field, but one should never say that a certain player should be taken off the field.
This will affect the harmony within the team.
Substitution should be a matter for the head coach.
But Wang Yi has no time to worry about that at this time.
If you continue to cut off, you will inevitably suffer from chaos.
Currently, the four people on the team who have the most confidence in themselves are these four: Danny, Mitchell, Bagley and Hield.
Then, it's them.
As for the relationship between teammates, Barnes used to do this for him.
But today... forget it, let's talk about it after the game.
Coach Walton hesitated for a moment, but he also knew that he had to make a decisive decision at this time.
Finally, he nodded: "Just as Wang Yi said, Barnes and Holmes, you go off and take a rest. Mitchell, Danny, you go on."
Mitchell was a little excited.
Being able to appear early is a dream come true.
Danny was a little surprised and looked at the coach and Wang Yi: "Ah? Me? I... okay? I'm afraid that I will betray the trust of the coach and the boss."
Wang Yi put a hand on Danny's shoulder: "Danny, you know, no matter how strong one person is, he can't hold down the Big Four of the Lakers. So I need your help, I need your help."
When Danny heard Wang Yi's last words, "I need your help," his heart suddenly warmed up.
Growing up, he was considered a redundant person, whether in school or on the team.
This was the first time someone told him "I need you".
With his heart trembling, he nodded heavily: "Boss, I will definitely defend you!"
After returning from the timeout, many people were a little surprised to see the Kings' lineup again.
"One big and four little ones?"
"Using this lineup against the Lakers' lineup is a big disadvantage."
"Just kidding, which lineup do you think will not suffer against the Lakers?"
"That's true. Alas, it seems we can't have high expectations. Today I was just going to watch Wang Yi play. As for the result... it doesn't matter anymore."
At this time, the Lakers attack.
Wang Yi used the crowd tactic to constantly move inside to bypass the screen.
After a lot of running around the screen, he finally reached the top of the three-point arc in the last three seconds.
When Mitchell saw Wang Yi move out of position, he immediately passed the ball over.
Wang Yi caught the ball and shot directly.
Whoosh!
The sound was as clear and crisp as music, resounding in the hearts of every audience at the scene.
Hollow hit!
Looking back, when the Lakers attacked, the Kings defended.
Chapter completed!