Everyone knew that Iverson's crossover always ended with him driving to the right, so LaMelo Ball planted himself on the right side and didn't bother guarding the left.
Seeing this, Wang Yi pushed the ball forward to his left with his left hand and took a big step in the same direction.
His body had already slipped halfway past LaMelo Ball. All he had to do was accelerate, and he'd blow right by him.
In that situation, LaMelo Ball had no choice but to quickly take a big step to the left.
But as he shifted left, the ball bounced up again, and Wang Yi quickly crossed over to the right, stepping that way in one big stride and slipping past LaMelo Ball.
The crowd erupted in unison:
"Oh, Allen Iverson!"
"The Death Crossover!"
Everyone knew Iverson was going to drive right. And yet they still couldn't stop him from driving right.
That was Iverson's Death Crossover.
Only, Wang Yi had added a push of the ball toward the left before crossing over, making the move even more deceptive.
On the court, defenders often made their decisions instinctively.
Or rather, professional players had long since developed certain defensive instincts.
If they saw you go left, they'd naturally move left to defend.
Even if you told them outright that you were going right, if they saw you head left and nearly get past them, they'd still move left to defend you. It was instinct.
That was why nobody could stop Iverson's Death Crossover, even though everyone knew he was going right.
After getting past LaMelo Ball, Wang Yi had only Al-Rasso in front of him.
Wang Yi could have simply leapt up and dunked over Al-Rasso.
But he didn't.
As he reached the free-throw line, he tossed the ball into the