As Wang Yi dribbled at full speed toward Little Rivers, his right hand never changed direction. He simply took a sudden step to the left with his left leg. Little Rivers hurried to shift left, but Wang Yi planted his right leg and took a long step to the right, blowing past him in an instant.
At that moment, Little Rivers finally understood what it meant to change direction without slowing down.
Wang Yi had charged in at full speed, and when he changed direction, he hadn't slowed down at all. The entire move had been executed at a full sprint.
That one move put enormous strain on his left knee and ankle.
For an ordinary player, that alone would likely have injured the ankle on his left foot.
The former Rose of Chicago, Derrick Rose, had been incredibly gifted and unbelievably fast, yet he'd suffered serious injuries time and again.
His performance had plummeted as a result.
One major reason was that his changes of direction without slowing down put too much stress on his ankles and knees, making him more prone to injuries than ordinary players.
Now, Wang Yi was even faster than Rose, and his changes of direction without slowing down were even more astonishing.
Rivers could hardly imagine how this guy's knees managed to withstand it.
After getting past Little Rivers, Wang Yi drove straight into the paint.
Of the Raptors' three big men, only Pang Bo could hit mid-range shots. The other two had no shooting ability whatsoever, so Jokic and their power forward chose to wait for Wang Yi in the paint, ignoring everyone else.
In that situation, Wang Yi couldn't attack the rim directly, so he opted for a floater from just inside the free-throw line.
But perhaps he'd carried too much speed