Jordan also did his best to turn and chase Wang Yi, but once Wang Yi got past him, his speed made it extremely difficult to catch up and block him.
Wang Yi drove to the basket and jumped, finishing with an easy dunk.
He didn't use any flashy moves this time, nor did he slam the ball into the rim with too much force.
After all, he was badly winded. He couldn't jump as high or cover as much distance, and if he tried anything flashy or attempted to throw down a powerful dunk, he might recreate that iconic moment from the previous game when he sent the ball flying.
Jordan got the ball back and went on offense. Facing Wang Yi, he dribbled slowly to the three-point line, then used a left turn and a right turn to work his way to the free-throw line before spinning into a pull-up jumper.
Wang Yi got a hand up to contest it, and even grazed the ball with his fingertips, but he didn't manage to alter its trajectory enough.
The ball still traced an arc and dropped through the hoop.
Seeing this, Coach Zhang Weiping nodded. "Clearly, after resting for a few minutes, both of them have recovered a little. Their offense looks a bit better, too."
Yang Yi agreed. "Hopefully, they can keep up this level of offense for the rest of the game."
After that possession, both players were already huffing and puffing again.
But when Jordan passed the ball to Wang Yi, Wang Yi took advantage of Jordan's momentum from the pass. He quickly faked left, then right, stepped left, and followed with a Behind-the-back Dribble to pull the ball out beyond the three-point line.
Then he added a Buddha Move and finally got half a step past