Bagley saw Wang Yi leap up and catch the ball, and hurried beneath the basket, trying to stop Wang Yi's attack.
But after jumping, he realized in despair that he couldn't even reach Wang Yi's elbow.
Wang Yi simply stuffed the ball into the basket right over his outstretched hands.
And Wang Yi had even gone easy on him.
If the man in front of him had been Doug instead of Bagley, Wang Yi would have slammed him into the basket along with the ball.
If he didn't break a bone, it wouldn't count as rough.
The play immediately drew an astonished cry from Harper, one of TNT's commentators at the game.
"Oh! That lucky shot was unbelievably lucky. Even the Lucky Goddess is looking out for Wang Yi."
But Van Gundy, the other commentator beside him, shook his head. "No, I don't think that was a lucky shot."
The fair-faced commentator Harper asked:
"Are you saying he deliberately hit Edwards in the forehead? That's ridiculous."
He laughed as he spoke, clearly thinking it was impossible.
But to his surprise, Van Gundy nodded seriously.
"That's right. I do think it was deliberate. Look at his eyes before he passed the ball. Look at how calm he was when three players closed in on him. Then you'll know he meant to do that."
Harper swore. "If I could curse on air, I'd say bullshit. If you insist that's what happened, can you give me a reason?"
Van Gundy ran a hand over his bald crown and replied:
"The reason is simple. Look at Wang Yi's eyes as he passed the ball. And after the pass went wrong, he didn't freeze in place for even 0.1 seconds. The instant he released the ball, he charged toward the paint. In other words, he