Even Jordan and James found it strange:
"Wang's free-throw percentage was over 70%. Leaving him unguarded here was basically giving him free points."
But the Spurs still refused to guard Wang Yi here.
At that moment, Wang Yi didn't shoot right away. Instead, he dribbled calmly and continued toward the paint.
He headed straight for Wemby, closing in on him.
Wemby was a little dumbfounded.
The coach had told him to avoid guarding Wang Yi as much as possible.
But if he didn't guard him, Wang Yi was coming straight for him.
If he still didn't defend him, the guy would go right up for a dunk.
What could Wemby do?
In this situation, Wemby had no choice but to reach out and defend him.
But as soon as he did, Wang Yi faced him and launched a high-arcing floater.
Even as Wemby lunged to block it with his long arm outstretched, the ball seemed to shoot almost straight upward. It cleared his fingertips and rose higher than the backboard before finally dropping.
With a swish, it dropped through the net.
Wang Yi glanced at Wemby.
The look seemed to say, You don't come guard me, and I won't come after you?
Wemby could only look helpless. There really was nothing he could do.
On the next possession,
Wang Yi dribbled to the top of the three-point arc and called Dauding over to set a screen.
But this time, when Dauding came to set the screen, Little Duncan didn't come up at all. Set whatever screen you wanted—even if you gave Wang Yi a wide-open shot, he still wouldn't come out.
Dauding did indeed give Wang Yi a chance to shoot while wide open.
Wang Yi drove in with the ball from the right.
And this time, he went straight