At this point, Wemby had no choice but to come up to the top of the key to receive the ball.
Pang Bo hurried out to the three-point line to defend Wemby.
Wemby had shot 38% from three this season, and his percentage had risen to 40% in the Playoffs.
Pang Bo had to stick right to him beyond the arc.
After catching the ball, Wemby dribbled a step inside the three-point line, then pulled it back between his legs and retreated beyond the arc.
Then he jumped and leaned back for the shot.
It was normally a guard's move, so seeing the two-meter-twenty-four giant pull it off was truly astonishing.
With his height and wingspan, plus that whole sequence and the fadeaway, there was no way Pang Bo could block him.
Yet just as Wemby leaped to shoot, an arm reached around from behind and snatched the ball away.
"Gimme that!"
The player was none other than Wang Yi.
As Wemby dribbled, Wang Yi had kept his eyes on him. From his study of Wemby, he knew that after pulling the ball back between his legs, Wemby went straight into a shot 80% of the time. So Wang Yi abandoned his coverage of LaMelo Ball and rushed over to block Wemby.
LaMelo Ball hadn't been idle, either. Seeing Wang Yi go after Wemby, he hurried over to stop him.
Wang Yi pulled the ball back in midair and turned, ready to launch an attack. But when he saw LaMelo Ball already blocking his way, he simply threw the ball downcourt.
When LaMelo Ball saw Wang Yi throw the ball downcourt, he quickly turned and chased after it.
Wang Yi landed and immediately chased after the ball, too.
LaMelo Ball ran ahead of Wang Yi with his arms spread, trying