Ali already knew he'd been tripped. Hearing Doug say that only confirmed his suspicion that Dog had been behind it.
He quickly turned to look at the nearby referee, but the referee was already signaling for play to continue.
When he turned back to Dog, he saw a sly grin on Doug's face.
"That was the first time, but it won't be the last."
Ali's brows knitted together.
After just one possession, he could tell that Doug was far more troublesome than Bond.
Bond had certainly gotten tougher, but his toughness only showed when he went toe-to-toe with someone head-on.
Doug was different. In just one defensive possession, he'd yanked Ali's arm, twisted his waist, and hooked his foot.
And he'd already thrown out two or three lines of trash talk.
That damned bastard was a real pain in the ass.
It was the Kings' turn to attack.
This time, Wang Yi didn't go to the mid-range to draw the defense.
That strategy no longer worked because his teammates were shooting so poorly.
He went straight to the perimeter to receive the ball.
As soon as he caught it, Hugo and Carl tried to double-team him.
Wang Yi immediately passed to Danny, who was open.
Carl hadn't completed the double-team yet. Seeing Wang Yi pass to Danny, she immediately turned back to guard Danny. But Wang Yi didn't stay put.
Instead, he took off at once, cutting through the middle and driving into the paint.
Danny sent a bounce pass from the left toward the middle.
Ali was guarding the paint. When he saw Wang Yi cut inside and the ball about to reach him, he knew how physical Wang Yi could be. If Wang Yi got the ball, he'd go straight for a poster dunk over him.
So Ali