Whenever Coach Dako subbed Wang Yi and the others out, he had to leave Zhang Jiacheng and Dauding on the floor.
After all, with those two still playing, Zhang Jiacheng could at least keep things under control a little, and he and Dauding could even run a few plays together.
By contrast, if he didn't leave them out there to hold things down and sent all five bench players onto the court, they'd lose by more than 40 points every game.
All five of them were just going through the motions. The thought of what that would look like was almost too much to bear.
At that moment, the other side sent Miyazaki Isamu back in, after he'd rested for a few minutes.
In his first defensive possession after coming on, Miyazaki Isamu immediately intercepted Zhang Jiacheng's pass to Dauding.
Then he raced down the court at the head of the pack.
He leaped high from a step inside the free-throw line, his head already level with the rim.
He roared, "Shine!"
Then, turning sideways, he slammed the ball into the basket.
There was no denying that, compared to an average player, this guy's athleticism was pretty explosive.
Word was, back in Japan, he'd once completed a dunk from the free-throw line in a dunk contest.
Now he was letting all the humiliation of having his shot blocked a moment ago pour out on the Raptors' bench players.
When the big screen showed a replay of his dunk, the slow-motion footage revealed a truly ferocious expression on his face as he soared through the air.
Then, as soon as he landed, he turned to look at the Raptors' bench.
His face wore an expression that said he bowed to no one.
Clearly, he was provoking Wang Yi again.
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