Rose glanced at Wang Yi. He was still far from the basket, with Small Forward Jim and Power Forward Duncan blocking his path. It would be hard for him to get to the rim. How was he supposed to throw an Alley-oop?
Small Forward Jim and Power Forward Duncan had also seen through Wang Yi's intentions. The two of them closed the gap and blocked his path.
That made an Alley-oop even more impossible.
But just then, Rose suddenly understood what Wang Yi meant. Wang Yi hadn't pointed at the basket. He'd only pointed above his head.
In other words, Wang Yi wasn't going to catch an Alley-oop at the rim and dunk. He wanted an Alley-oop jump shot!
Realizing this, Rose tossed the ball right above Wang Yi's head.
Wang Yi had been driving toward the paint. Little Jim and Little Duncan were blocking his way up front, while Hugo, Carl, and Ali had all chased him down from behind.
But then Wang Yi suddenly hit the brakes.
The three players chasing him were caught off guard and stumbled forward. Only then did Wang Yi leap high into the air.
He was still more than four meters from the basket.
After catching the ball in midair, Wang Yi didn't even wait to land before shooting.
He knew that the moment he hit the floor, those guys would rush him again and trap him with five defenders.
So he took an Alley-oop midrange jumper right in the air.
Swish!
The ball went through the net cleanly without so much as grazing the rim.
Once again, every Spurs player could only watch helplessly, unable to do a thing.
The spectators in the arena were all left stunned.
LeBron James couldn't help but praise him:
"This guy's game is so entertaining. He's