Dute wanted to go straight for the dunk, but Pang Bo caught up from behind and stopped him, so he could only dribble back beyond the three-point line. By then, the Raptors had all returned to their half-court defense and set up their zone again.
Seeing this, the opposing players had no choice but to stop and set up their offense once more.
In the half-court set, Duke Jin went to receive the ball again.
After catching it, he moved to a spot just inside the three-point line, then rose up to shoot.
He completely ignored Wang Yi, who was right in front of him.
He'd made a two-pointer in front of Pang Bo the previous possession, so he was very confident.
Besides, this time he hadn't gotten all the way up to Wang Yi. There were still two meters between them.
He was certain Wang Yi couldn't block him.
But he still underestimated Wang Yi's leaping ability and explosiveness.
When Wang Yi first saw him come in, he didn't rush forward. Only after Duke Jin had just begun to jump did Wang Yi burst forward in an instant and leap.
Normally, with Duke Jin's quick release, anyone who jumped later than him had almost no chance of stopping his shot.
But although Wang Yi jumped later, he got up faster and caught up to Duke Jin in midair.
Duke Jin's release was quick, of course. He didn't wait until he reached the peak of his jump to shoot; he released the ball on his way up.
But Wang Yi's leap was simply too high. In midair, his shoulder was already level with the rim.
He swung his right arm hard and smacked the ball down with a sharp crack.
The so-called fly-swatter block.
Duke Jin hadn't even landed yet,