That hook shot was clearly way too high.
The spectators couldn't help shouting:
"He threw up an airball!"
"He could've just gone for a reverse dunk. Why insist on trying a hook shot?"
Not only was the hook shot too high, it was way too high.
The basketball sailed over the rim, then over Sengun's head.
Behind Sengun, Towns suddenly slipped in along the baseline. He leaped high, grabbed the ball in midair, then, with Sengun in front of him, roared and slammed it hard into the basket.
Only then did everyone realize what had happened.
"Holy shit, that was a pass!"
"Damn, what a clever pass!"
The imagination behind that pass was incredible!
Xu Jingyu was also courtside today, providing commentary.
He'd tried several times before to travel to the United States to commentate on NBA Playoffs games in person, but his visa had been denied repeatedly, so he'd never made it. Today, he was finally getting to fulfill that dream.
He pushed up his glasses and cleared his throat.
"Oh my goodness, he hooked it over the bridge! You don't see that very often. That hook shot was just so—"
But before he could finish, he abruptly changed tack.
"Oh my goodness, an alley-oop! Beautiful! I think a lot of viewers thought Brother Yi had thrown up an airball just now. And while commentating, I deliberately played along with Brother Yi's intentions and misled everyone into thinking it was an airball, before suddenly turning it into an alley-oop to surprise you all."
"That's the cleverness of Brother Yi's game, and the art of my commentary."
"See that? My thinking is in sync with Brother Yi's. Sure, when it comes to basketball talent, he's in the heavens and I'm down on the ground, but I'm no dummy. If you