The Thunder players were puzzled about why the Raptors weren't pushing the fast break, but this wasn't the time to dwell on it.
They could only settle into half-court defense.
Zhang Jiacheng had the ball again.
Then he passed it to Pang Bo on the left wing, about 45 degrees from the basket.
Pang Bo was enjoying himself too. After receiving the ball, he dribbled a step inward.
But just as he took that step, Xiao Qiao, behind him, let himself fall backward.
The referee immediately blew the whistle, signaling an offensive foul on Pang Bo.
Pang Bo felt a little wronged. He spread his hands toward the referee, insisting he hadn't committed an offensive foul.
But referees generally couldn't be bothered with rookies like Pang Bo.
Did he think he was a Star?
Did being the first pick make him special?
He was just a rookie.
Wang Yi went over to Pang Bo and rested a hand on his shoulder, signaling him not to argue too much.
At the same time, he warned him, "Watch out for Xiao Qiao's Eighteen Falls Upon Touching Clothes. I personally taught him that move back in the day."
Pang Bo immediately came to his senses.
In fact, during the pregame preparations, the coach had warned him about Xiao Qiao's Fake Fall. Plenty of Stars in the league had suffered at Xiao Qiao's hands.
Pang Bo had kept that in mind at the time, but he'd scored on his first two possessions today, both with thunderous dunks. He'd gotten a little too excited and forgotten about Xiao Qiao's Eighteen Falls Upon Touching Clothes.
Watching from the sidelines, Frank was also quietly studying Xiao Qiao's move.
Wang Yi had told him that Xiao Qiao had learned to Fake Fall from him, so Frank was determined