Zhang Jiacheng drew an offensive foul on LaMelo Ball.
LaMelo Ball looked at Zhang Jiacheng in surprise.
Clearly, he hadn't expected this Chinese player to move laterally so quickly.
In fact, that was exactly what allowed Zhang Jiacheng to survive in the NBA.
Since he was missing an arm, he'd worked on his footwork until it was much faster than that of an average player, making up for what he lacked in arm strength.
Then he added a little bit of faking, and that was how he'd brought his defense up to the average NBA player's level.
LaMelo Ball's offensive foul gave the Raptors possession, and they went on offense.
As Zhang Jiacheng dribbled, LaMelo Ball stuck to him like glue.
After all, Zhang Jiacheng had just drawn an offensive foul on him. That had been embarrassing, so he had to stop him this time.
What he hadn't expected was that Zhang Jiacheng's one-handed dribbling seemed even more polished than other players' two-handed dribbling.
He could go between his legs, behind his back, and spin with one hand without breaking a sweat.
And when he dribbled one-handed, he could change direction, spin, or dribble behind his back from all sorts of unexpected angles.
That made him even harder to guard.
He pushed the ball toward the left, drawing LaMelo Ball to that side, then gathered it with his left hand and passed behind his back to Wang Yi in the middle.
Wang Yi immediately tossed the ball to Pang Bo, who had established position in the low post.
Pang Bo caught the ball with his back to Wemby.
To be honest, he found it difficult to deal with Wemby.
Zebra was taller than him, with longer arms that draped over him like branches, making it hard for Pang Bo to