The Spurs got the ball first.
The Spurs had also put in their bench players, while Little O'Neal was a starter and the strongest player on the team.
So they passed the ball to Little O'Neal right away.
With Tures guarding him, Little O'Neal couldn't use his strength to back him down. He had to rely on his footwork, so he moved out to mid-range to shoot.
After drawing Tures out to mid-range, he faked left and then drove right.
But he overlooked one thing: although Tures was a powerful, bruising big man, he was also a beast of a power forward.
He couldn't match the speed of perimeter players, but he was still a little quicker than most big men.
So although Little O'Neal got past him, he only gained half a step before Tures quickly cut him off. Tures used his body to give Little O'Neal a little shove, forcing him out of the paint.
With no other choice, Little O'Neal pulled the ball back, turned, and took a fadeaway jumper.
But maybe because his earlier hot streak had fired him up, Tures was incredibly active today.
As soon as he saw Little O'Neal rise for the jumper, he leapt up and slapped the ball with his right hand like a bear's paw, swatting it forcefully away.
He had just swatted it out of the air with one hand.
"Whoa..."
Golden 1 Center erupted.
Kings fans had seen Wang Yi pull off one-handed catch blocks many times, but they rarely saw anyone else do it. Now even Tures could swat a shot with one hand. How could that not get them excited?
Tures wasn't done after the one-handed block. He immediately whipped the ball to Mane.
Mane took the ball and charged downcourt, launching a fast break.
But