That was the disadvantage of Little Danny's small stature.
If it had been any other guard of normal height, he could probably have forced his way up for a shot after driving to that spot.
Or found a better finisher and passed the ball to him.
After Tures got the ball, he didn't take a reckless shot. Instead, he dribbled straight toward the paint.
Even though Pang Bo was holding down the fort inside, Tures didn't have the ball-handling skills to get around him and pass to Bond.
But driving into the paint wasn't Tures' goal. It was just a means to an end.
Once he reached the paint and drew in the Raptors' defense,
he suddenly whipped the ball out to Danny, who had run free on the perimeter.
It was a set play for the Kings.
When Tures reached mid-range, the opposing team usually left him open.
After all, Tures couldn't shoot from mid-range.
So the Kings' head coach had designed a play around that. Tures would take the ball and drive into the paint while unguarded, drawing in the defense. Meanwhile, Danny and the two players on the perimeter would run a screen play to create an opening for Danny to receive the pass.
Now, after catching the ball, Danny rose straight up to shoot.
But at that moment, Wang Yi muscled his way through the screen and charged at Danny. Danny had already jumped, and it was too late to pass to someone else.
He could only pull the ball in, then shoot with a second effort after Wang Yi had flown past him.
The ball traced a fairly flat arc through the air before slamming hard off the backboard.
It then quickly struck the inside of the front rim and bounced back to the backboard