Wang Yi's Big Cat move had the audience roaring with delight.
In the past, whenever Wang Yi asked to take on the opposing center one-on-one, it usually ended with him completely humiliating his opponent.
But today, he'd been posterized again and again by the Grizzlies' $200 million center, Gobert. It had left the crowd furious, and now these huge blocks had finally let everyone vent their frustration.
What they didn't realize was that this was only the beginning.
On the next possession, the Grizzlies once again let Morant run the offense.
Morant tried to drive past his defender, but couldn't get through. In the end, he could only look for an opening to lob the ball to Gobert beneath the basket.
He picked a perfect moment. After Morant drove into the paint, Wang Yi came over to help, drawing his attention away from Gobert.
Under normal circumstances, Morant's lob would have found Gobert unguarded beneath the basket, ready to slam home an alley-oop.
But as the ball sailed over Wang Yi's head toward Gobert, Wang Yi landed and immediately took two quick steps toward him. Just as Gobert caught the ball in midair and brought it down for a dunk, Wang Yi leaped up too.
SMACK!
Wang Yi swatted the ball right out of Gobert's hands with another crushing block.
Gobert was knocked to the floor.
Wang Yi grabbed the ball and fired it straight upcourt.
The moment James saw Wang Yi about to leap and block Gobert, he had already taken off toward the other end.
Now he caught the ball and slammed it home with another powerful tomahawk dunk.
The Double King Connection struck again.
The crowd had gone wild. No one could stay seated. They all jumped up, dancing in front of their seats and waving their