Zion blocked the left side of the rim, while Adebayo waited on the right. It looked like Wang Yi had no angle for a shot.
Even so, Wang Yi leaped toward Zion on the left side of the rim.
Zion jumped high too, completely blocking Wang Yi's shooting angle from the left.
And he was very close to the rim. Even if Wang Yi twisted in midair to dodge him, there was no way to shoot from the left side afterward.
He could only duck his head and tuck his neck as he flew to the right side of the rim, where he would land right in Adebayo's trap.
Sure enough, after jumping, Wang Yi twisted in midair to evade Zion's block. He tucked his body and flew beneath Zion's raised arm, bringing himself directly under the rim.
At that point, he had only two possible angles for a dunk: the right side of the rim or straight on.
But Adebayo had positioned himself perfectly.
He was standing slightly above and to the right of the rim.
From there, one man could block both the right side and the front.
Wang Yi seemed to have nowhere left to go!
After flying beneath the rim, Wang Yi didn't immediately attempt a shot. He kept moving forward.
He flew to the right side of the rim.
By then, he could no longer shoot from the front. He could only go up from the right, so Adebayo leaped high and used both hands to block that angle.
At the same time, Wang Yi slipped beneath Adebayo's arm.
He ended up behind Adebayo.
That meant Adebayo was now between him and the rim, and Wang Yi was facing away from the basket.
It looked like there was no way he could turn around and