Under Wang Yi's seemingly invincible feeling, the confidence of the Spurs players was greatly damaged, while the momentum of the Kings team was greatly boosted.
In the 6 minutes Wang Yi was on the court, the Kings already led the Spurs by 10 points.
After Wang Yi left the game, Westbrook came on.
Westbrook is still feeling hot today.
In the 1st and 2nd quarters, he scored 12 points in the 6 minutes he played.
The Kings maintained their lead.
In the second quarter, Wang Yi still only played for 6 minutes.
In these 6 minutes, he scored another 16 points.
At halftime, the Kings led the Spurs by 21 points.
Wang Yi still only played 6 minutes in the third quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Kings already led the Spurs by as many as 30 points.
At this point, the Spurs were helpless.
When the final whistle blew, the Kings led the Spurs by 25 points with a score of 125:100.
Wang Yi played only 18 minutes in this game and scored 42 points.
This efficiency is simply ridiculous.
In this game, Westbrook made 5 of 8 three-pointers.
7-for-7 from two-point range.
3 of 3 free throws.
Scored 31 points.
Was the second highest scorer for the Kings.
As for Wiggins, he still scored 18 points.
Still didn't even break a sweat.
At the post-match press conference after the game, a reporter interviewed Popovich: "Wang Yi only played 18 minutes in this game and scored 42 points. Why couldn't you guard him?"
Popovich looked at the reporter as if he were a child who had just asked an incredible question:
"Are you kidding? That's Wang Yi."
The reporter did not give up and continued to ask:
"The Spurs' defensive efficiency is second in the league this season, and they have done a very good job especially in limiting the opponent's top scorer. May I ask why you failed to limit Wang Yi?"
Popovich shook his head again and looked at the reporter sideways: "Because he is Wang Yi, it's that simple."
This can be regarded as a very high evaluation given by Popovich to Wang Yi.
I can't guard against him, for no other reason than because he is Wang Yi.
In the next three games, Popovich designed various tactics against Wang Yi.
In the third game, Popovich adopted the strategy of double-teaming Wang Yi with two or even three people.
But Wang Yi can always score the ball at the right time and create opportunities for his teammates, and in this game, Westbrook's appearance time overlapped more with Wang Yi's appearance time.
And if he had divine help today, his scoring efficiency would be very high. As long as Wang Yi distributes the ball, he can basically score.
So in the end of the third game, Wang Yi got 17 assists and Westbrook got 27 points.
The Kings beat the Spurs again.
In Game 4, Popovich still adopted the strategy of double-teaming Wang Yi.
The other Kings players didn't seem to perform very well this time, and Wang Yi wasn't as formidable as he was in the previous two games.
So in the end, the Spurs won this game thanks to Karl's outstanding performance.
In the first quarter of Game 4, Wang Yi once again showed that kind of fighting power that was simply unbeatable.
As a result, the Spurs couldn't guard him again. Even two-person double teams or even three-person double teams couldn't guard him, so Popovich began to change his defensive strategy.
Changed from double-teaming Wang Yi to guarding others.
Cut off Wang Yi's contact with his teammates and let Wang Yi play alone.
That is to say, if you have the ability, you can kill me alone.
Then he was really beaten to death by Wang Yi alone.
In this game, Wang Yi scored a super double-double with 57 points and 19 rebounds.
This kind of performance seems disappointing.
In the end, the Kings defeated the Spurs with a score of 135:97.
On the afternoon of the second day after the Kings defeated the Spurs with a big score of 4:1, Spurs coach Popovich called Wang Yi and asked Wang Yi to go to his mansion.
The two drank and chatted.
Popovich looked like a worker who had just returned home from a day's work and looked a little tired.
Wang Yi opened the red wine, took the initiative to fill a glass for Bobo, and poured another glass for himself.
At first, neither of them spoke, they just poured a glass in silence, raised their glasses to each other, and drank it all in one gulp;
Then they poured another glass, toasted to each other, and drank it all in one gulp.
Drink three glasses in a row.
After finishing three glasses of wine, Wang Yi refilled the glasses for both parties, then put down the glasses and looked at the stars that had appeared outside the window.
Popovich also put down his wine glass and followed Wang Yi's gaze to look at the few stars that had appeared outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.
After a while, Popovich finally spoke: "Are you back to your peak condition?"
Wang Yi nodded.
Popovich then asked: "So there is no game you can't win if you want to win."
Wang Yi nodded again.
Popovich thought for a moment and said: "Did you let Game 4 go on purpose?"
Wang Yi laughed and did not answer.
Popovich said: "I can see that you are trying to save some face for me, an old guy. In fact, I am so old and have seen a lot of things. I don't care about face."
Wang Yi said with a smile: "In our country, we always have to treat the elderly with some respect."
Popovich smiled and said: "Okay, I accept your favor."
Wang Yi looked at this old man who was the same age as Hua Xia. He had sparse silver hair, a silver beard, and silver eyebrows.
He asked: "You don't blame me, do you?"
Popovich shook his head: "No, how could I blame you? After all, you also have good intentions."
Wang Yi picked up the wine glass and took a sip and asked: "So what are your plans for next season?"
Popovich said with a smile: "When you ask me that, I feel really bad."
Wang Yi said: "You are over 80 years old. It's time to retire and enjoy life. It's really uncomfortable to see an old man like you flying back and forth between cities in the United States every year."
Popovich smiled bitterly and said: "What will I do when I retire now? I am getting older, my legs and feet are not good, and it is inconvenient to travel. And I seem to be inseparable from basketball in my life. Without basketball, I always feel that there is less in life.
Got something."
Wang Yi nodded: "It's understandable."
Bobo Weiqi then said: "Actually, I have always had a bold fantasy. If I can cooperate with you for one season in my lifetime, even if it is only one season, it will be wonderful."
Wang Yi said with a smile: "Then you will be the king."
Popovich shook his head: "I can't live without the Spurs in this life. But you are still young and you still have unlimited possibilities."
Wang Yi thought for a while and replied: "Maybe there will be a chance in the future."
Popovich took a sip of red wine and said as if looking forward to a better life in the future:
Chapter completed!