The Bucks inbounded the ball.
Irving brought it up.
The moment the Bucks inbounded, Wang Yi was already right on Irving, defending him closely.
Irving had seen that Wang Yi was facing away from him, so he dribbled behind him.
But Wang Yi suddenly spun around, and the ball went straight into his arms.
Wang Yi grabbed it with both hands, spun around hard, and ripped the ball right out of Irving's grasp.
Then he rose up right in front of Irving and slammed it down.
Irving had jumped as high as he could, but he was nowhere near Wang Yi's height.
All he could do was watch as Wang Yi powered through and dunked right over him.
Wang Yi scored four points in the first 12 seconds of the second half.
The lead was down to 33.
The fans at Golden 1 Center finally began to make some noise.
Watching from courtside, Jordan nodded.
"At last, we're seeing Wang Yi attack the basket. As the only star on his team, the one at its core, he has to get his own offense going first. Once he does, he'll draw more defenders and create chances for his teammates, activating the whole team."
Barkley nodded, too. "That's more like the Wang Yi we used to watch. I hope this isn't just a flash in the pan."
The Bucks' head coach was also beginning to sense trouble.
He immediately shouted to his players from the sideline, "Watch for the double-team. Don't give him another chance to shoot."
The Bucks were up next on offense.
Their offense was still fairly efficient.
They got a chance from beyond the arc and knocked down the three.
But the moment the shot went in, Wang Yi was already upcourt, and Mitchell, reading the situation well, fired