Zhang Yang was completely unaffected. During the pause in the game, he had already caught his breath and made both free throws!
When it was the Pistons' turn to attack, Thomas went one-on-one against Mark Jackson, executing fancy dribbles and changing direction to break through for a close-range jump... only to be knocked over by Oakley!
Oakley's help defense was very rough this time, but Thomas was mentally prepared. Playing against the New York Gang, their violent fouls would definitely be reciprocated immediately, so he didn't pass the ball to their most reliable solo player, Dumars, and chose to do it himself.
As he was knocked over, he forced the ball up and it went into the hoop!
2+1!
After being helped up by his teammates, Thomas swore, and Oakley immediately retorted. The referee carefully stood nearby, fortunately, both sides only exchanged words and didn't get physical.
