A guy who stood 7'4" with an 8'0" wingspan, turning around for a fadeaway jumper—how were you supposed to defend that?
Even Pang Bo couldn't stop him.
Wemby easily sank the jumper.
Throughout the rest of the first quarter, Wang Yi didn't get any chances to shoot.
The opposing team was keeping a close eye on him, and Wang Yi had no intention of forcing a shot just yet. Instead, he mostly watched Pang Bo and Zhang Jiacheng run pick and rolls.
Their pick-and-roll game worked pretty well in the first quarter. Pang Bo scored 13 points in the quarter, while Zhang Jiacheng added 11.
Hachimura and Dauding also got on the board. Wang Yi was the only one who finished the first quarter scoreless.
But Wang Yi didn't care.
As long as they won, he wouldn't mind scoring zero points the entire game.
Over on the Hornets, Wemby had the hot hand today, and he was making shot after shot against Pang Bo.
Pang Bo was considered a pretty good defensive center in the league.
He had the weight to hold his own against almost any center, using his size to battle them and his height and wingspan to block their shots.
But against Wemby, for one thing, there were only a few kilograms between them.
For another, Wemby had height, wingspan, leaping ability, and footwork.
And whenever he went up against Pang Bo, it wasn't a straightforward physical battle. He'd make one simple bump, then immediately follow it up with footwork.
On top of that, his turnaround fadeaway jumper was exceptional.
Sometimes he even started driving at Pang Bo from beyond the three-point line. That made it a little hard for Pang Bo to keep up with his footwork.
Even crazier, once Wemby drove all the way from