For basketball lifers like Reggie Miller and Barkley, Wang Yi's positioning over those two possessions was practically suicidal.
Reggie Miller shook his head repeatedly. "Wang's positioning on those two possessions was so strange. He stood near the paint and drew all the defenders there. That made it hard for Pang Bo to play, and for his other teammates to drive into the paint."
"They had no choice but to shoot from beyond the arc, but apart from him, nobody in their five-defender lineup could shoot threes."
"Even though they've been shooting pretty well from three tonight, they can only make those shots if Wang Yi passes them the ball. But now that he's standing there, he has no chance to get the ball, much less pass it."
Barkley shook his head too. "I don't get it. I really don't. I just can't understand what Wang is doing. To me, that positioning is downright stupid."
Xu Jingyu, the commentator from China, shook his head again and again at the sight. "Brother Yi, I trust you completely, no matter what. But I really can't understand your positioning right now. How's the team supposed to have any room to attack when you're standing there?"
"The five-defender lineup didn't have much offensive ability to begin with. Now that you're standing there, it might as well have no offense at all."
While everyone was discussing it, Dauding received the pass.
Seeing that nobody else had a good chance to score and the shot clock was about to run out, he had no choice but to force up a turnaround fadeaway.
Dauding could occasionally hit a midrange shot, but a turnaround fadeaway was still a little too difficult for him. The shot missed.
Wang Yi, standing near the free-throw line, saw Dauding shoot and sprang toward