After Hield scored the first basket of the game, the Grizzlies came back on offense.
Morant faced Hield's defense. He dribbled quickly, slowed his rhythm, then suddenly sped up again.
With a single step, he got past Hield.
With his speed, getting past Hield was no great challenge.
Once he reached mid-range, he once again faced pressure from both James and Paul.
He chose a Buddha Move, shaking off James and Paul before driving into the paint.
He planted his left foot and swung the ball as he turned to the right.
Halfway through the turn, he suddenly spun back to the left.
But Xiao Qiao barely jumped on defense.
So neither move managed to shake Xiao Qiao.
Morant simply leaped backward.
Only then did Xiao Qiao come over with his arms raised to contest the shot.
Morant kept the ball in his right hand, holding it in the air until Xiao Qiao came down. Only then did he shoot.
Another basket.
It was another spectacular play, and Pete, the commentator at the game, couldn't help but praise him: "What an incredible waist. Now that's an incredible waist."
Knight nodded too. "I'd call him the Waist King. Nobody in the league today can match Morant's core strength."
In truth, Morant's core strength was indeed impressive.
But saying nobody could match it was pure exaggeration. Wang Yi's core strength alone was on a level Morant couldn't hope to reach.
Still, they were the home commentators. Of course they were going to favor Morant.
And while the two of them praised Morant, they couldn't resist taking another shot at Wang Yi.
They called Wang Yi a rookie coach and said Hield would get carved up by Morant.
Grizzlies head coach Jenkins glanced at Wang Yi again. Wang Yi still hadn't taken Hield