The rain in Portland grew heavier, and the overcast sky lit up with pale lightning, followed by muffled thunder.
The brightly lit Memorial Coliseum stood in the curtain of rain, the light spilling out from the glass façade piercing the darkness, like a kerosene lantern shining on the banks of the Willamette River.
A succession of sharp siren wails sliced through the rainy night, opening a gash amidst the harmonious sounds of thunder and rain.
The ambulance burst through the veil of rain, departing from the stadium's parking lot and heading towards the back, to the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.
On board was Isiah Thomas, who had been knocked unconscious and was bleeding uncontrollably by Gan Guoyang's elbow strike.
The medical staff temporarily treated his facial wound; other than a slash, it was apparent that his facial bones had collapsed, a definite sign of fracture.
