Aleksandar hesitated.
If he went to double-team Wang Yi again and Wang Yi took the opportunity to pass the ball out, the other Raptors would have a four-on-two.
Wouldn't that make him a complete idiot, practically handing them a free score?
Wang Yi looked at Aleksandar, his eyes seeming to ask, Do you dare?
Aleksandar still didn't move at first. He kept his eyes fixed on Hachimura beside him.
It wasn't until there were less than two seconds left on the shot clock that he suddenly lunged at Wang Yi.
First, he'd seen that Wang Yi had no chance to pass to Hachimura.
Second, there was little time left on the shot clock, and with Wang Yi trapped by two defenders, it would be difficult for him to pass to anyone else.
So doubling him now was a safe bet.
Three players rushed toward the center circle to double-team Wang Yi.
Under those circumstances, Wang Yi jumped again.
He leaped backward once more.
This time, King Arthur knew Wang Yi was going to jump back, so he took a sudden step forward.
That forced Wang Yi to lean even farther back in midair, shooting at nearly a 45-degree angle to the floor.
The ball just barely sailed past King Arthur's fingertips.
After landing, Wang Yi fell backward onto the floor. But even as he sat there, he turned to look at Spike Lee courtside. "This is for you!"
The entire crowd rose to its feet.
They all shouted at Wang Yi:
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
"MVP!"
After sinking such an unbelievably difficult three, how could anyone not chant "MVP" a few times?
Spike Lee didn't look too pleased.
How many of these threes has this guy made in the first quarter alone?
But Spike Lee was as stubborn as they came.