Dako was puzzled. He had already reminded his players to hustle back on defense, but he still couldn't stop the other team's fast break.
How could those three guys on the other team be so fast?
But just as Coach Dark marveled at their speed, a figure shot out from behind Connie and raced after him.
Connie had already crossed the three-point line in the frontcourt, with the figure right on his heels.
Needless to say, that figure was none other than Wang Yi, the Number Zero Thug.
And his defense this time was sure to show exactly why he was called a thug.
Connie had reached the free-throw line.
He planted his right foot on the line and sprang high into the air.
He was actually going for a free-throw line dunk in the middle of a game.
Everyone knew how difficult it was to pull off a free-throw line dunk in a game.
Throughout NBA history, plenty of players had completed free-throw line dunks in the Slam Dunk Contest.
Jordan, Pippen, Dr. J, Wilkins, Vince Carter, Zach LaVine, Ibaka, and others.
But only a handful had managed it in a real game.
Looking back through history, only James and Antetokounmpo had performed free-throw line dunks in actual games.
The Slam Dunk Contest was an exhibition. There were no defenders, and players could calculate their approach distance and angle.
Then they could run up and make the dunk.
And if they failed on the first try, they had a second chance, even a third.
Most importantly, before the contest, they could practice the free-throw line dunk over and over.
That let them find the ideal takeoff spot and angle.
In short, a free-throw line dunk in the Slam Dunk Contest was planned.
A real game was different.
A free-throw