The referee blew the whistle, calling a blocking foul on Sabonis, and Ewing would have to take the free throw.
The ball saw the two jostling in the three-second zone with some physical confrontations; Ewing shook his arm, trying to push Sabonis away.
Sabonis stood firm, pushing back, and Ewing, upon seeing this, lifted his chin in a scornful look at Sabonis.
The referee quickly blew the whistle to separate them and signaled Ewing to take the free throw.
Gan Guoyang clapped his hands on the side and said, "Give Patrick some rough play! You should have been doing that a long time ago."
After Terry Porter's three-point shot missed, Oakley scored with a mid-range jump shot.
Sabonis actively called for the ball in the post; Gan Guoyang delivered a direct pass to Sabonis from the high post.
Sabonis played one-on-one against Ewing in the low post, using his body to open space and then scoring with a right-handed hook shot!