After Jokic dribbled into the frontcourt, he stood outside the three-point line.
He held the ball above his head with both hands, watching his teammates move.
A moment later, seeing that none of them had managed to get open, he simply raised the ball over his head and launched a three.
They needed to conserve their energy, but they were already down by twelve. If they didn't shoot now, it might be too late.
And his shooting form made it look as if he'd just raised the ball over his head and tossed it up without a care.
Charlie Hannum jumped to try to block him.
But shots launched from above the head with such a high arc were difficult to block.
Swish!
The ball went straight in!
The deficit shrank to nine.
The Raptors came back on offense.
Wang Yi drew the defense near the right sideline, then suddenly took off, shaking off the two players guarding him.
After catching the ball at the right mid-range, he immediately whipped it out beyond the three-point line on the left wing.
Hachimura caught it and immediately put up a three.
The ball didn't go in.
Jokic jumped high under the basket.
Just as he was about to touch the backboard, a big hand reached out from behind him and snatched the ball out of the air one-handed.
He plucked it right off the top of Jokic's head!
It was none other than Wang Yi.
After grabbing the rebound, Wang Yi immediately whipped a pass behind his back.
He sent the ball to Charlie Hannum at the right elbow.
Charlie Hannum caught it and shot right away.
But the ball bounced off the side of the rim.
This time, Sabonis and Jokic had both claimed the best positions, standing directly beneath where