Under the Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault's suspicious gaze, the Raptors slowly advanced into the frontcourt.
They still used the classic Raptors formation.
This time, Zhang Jiacheng saw that the Thunder's defense was focused on Pang Bo and Wang Yi, so he decided to take a shot himself.
With a quick one-handed crossover, he shook off Dort and drove to the mid-range for a shot.
But his touch was off today, and the mid-range shot didn't go in.
As he shot, Wang Yi and Hachimura charged into the paint from the perimeter to fight for the rebound.
Pang Bo also held his position firmly.
Holmgren and Pang Bo boxed each other out from either side, stopping him from jumping.
But that left Wang Yi an opening.
Though he was poorly positioned, Wang Yi leaped high and tipped the ball away.
It was picked up by Zhang Jiacheng, who was roaming outside.
Zhang Jiacheng immediately whipped it over to Dauding near the right baseline.
Seeing that no one was guarding him, Dauding dribbled forward a step to the mid-range area along the baseline and shot from an almost zero-degree angle.
But as he released the ball, Holmgren leaped over to contest the shot, making him panic a little. In the end, this attempt missed too.
The ball caromed toward the left side of the rim.
Pang Bo immediately rushed toward where it was coming down on the left side of the basket.
Xiao Qiao tried to keep Pang Bo away, but he was a little lighter than Pang Bo and much weaker, too.
After all, Xiao Qiao's strength had been developed through training, while Pang Bo was the kind of kid who, to put it mildly, had been born with tremendous strength.
He had always been much stronger than others his