Locke swatted the ball away, and the crowd erupted in another thunderous cheer.
Big Lock Rock had seen Rockets Lokent break free, so he'd abandoned Captain America Rogers, whom he'd been guarding.
He raced back under the basket and delivered that breathtaking block.
Wang Yi saw it and excitedly came over to slap hands with Big Lock Rock.
Then he ruffled Locke's hair hard and shouted in his ear:
"Yes! That's it! Show him what you've got! Your chase-down blocks are unstoppable!"
Imagine it: Big Lock Rock was already a fan of Wang Yi, who had been the League's Number One for more than ten years.
How could he not be thrilled to receive approval from the League's Number One, who was also his idol?
"Don't worry, boss. I'll block them dizzy!"
The Spurs inbounded from the sideline.
Once again, they passed it to Wemby.
Wemby took the ball at the top of the three-point arc and waited for his teammates to get into position.
This time, their Beast of a power forward, Martin, got the ball and drove under the basket for a layup.
But Dauding was a forward who was faster than most power forwards.
As Martin went up for the layup, Dauding slid over and raised both hands to block his way.
When the Spurs' power forward Martin got under the basket, he didn't have many tricks up his sleeve. He relied on brute force.
Seeing a defender in front of him, he tried to use sheer power to slam the ball into the hoop. But Dauding was taller, with a longer wingspan. Even when Martin raised the ball as high as he could, he couldn't get it past Dauding's arm. In the end, he slammed it straight into Dauding's palm.
The ball was sent flying.
Luckily,