In basketball, jumping to pass was a major no-no.
Unless you were absolutely certain, you should never jump to pass.
As Michael Joe jumped to pass, Danny had already burst out from the middle on the other side and intercepted the ball in midair.
At the same time, Wang Yi was already streaking toward the basket like an arrow.
After grabbing the ball, Danny wanted to throw Wang Yi an alley-oop, but Caruso was chasing hard, so Danny had to rush the pass, and it came out a little low.
It was almost below the front of the rim.
Luckily, Wang Yi had big hands. He scooped up the ball with his left hand, then swung it backward in a huge half-circle and slammed it through the hoop.
A one-handed alley-oop, big windmill dunk!
The lead was 31 points!
Pelicans Head Coach Willie Green's brow furrowed tightly.
He had just called a timeout and stressed that they needed to play carefully, yet they turned it over again as soon as they got back on the court and gave up a fast break. This time, they hadn't even made it past half court.
But the players weren't to blame for giving up the fast break this time. He was.
He hadn't expected the other team to suddenly switch to a full-court press.
He could only shout from the sidelines, "Spread out! Open up the floor as much as you can!"
As he shouted, he repeatedly spread his hands apart, gesturing to the players.
The best way to beat a full-court press was to spread out as much as possible, making them cover more ground. That would increase the cost and risk of pressing full court.
But sometimes, even if a coach spotted the problem from the sidelines and shouted out the