Cui Yongxi tipped the ball away.
Seeing this, Ravena hurriedly dove for the ball, but Cui Yongxi hit the floor even faster and immediately tipped it toward the free-throw line.
Zhang Jiacheng was the one who had chased it down from the free-throw line.
After collecting the ball, Zhang Jiacheng faked as if he were going to dunk, only to find the opposing center, Soto, guarding him.
Zhang Jiacheng fired a backhand pass to Zeng Fanbo, who was following up behind him.
Soto had been faked into the air, and by the time Zeng Fanbo reached him, he was on his way back down.
Zeng Fanbo went straight up and slammed it down over Soto.
The score was 6–0 right out of the gate.
The camera cut back to Philippines head coach Reyes.
Reyes was frowning slightly.
Any coach would be feeling uneasy after watching his team fall behind 6–0 right at the start.
Especially since the Raptors had already scored six straight points, while his team hadn't even managed to bring the ball across midcourt once.
What baffled Reyes most was when Cui Yongxi's defense had gotten so good.
He'd played against China Team several times before, and Cui Yongxi hadn't been nearly this good on defense.
While Reyes was still puzzling over it, the Philippines players inbounded the ball again.
This time, Cui Yongxi was once more right in front of their Point Guard, Ravena.
With the ball in his hands and Cui Yongxi's Deathly Embrace bearing down on him, Ravena felt like he couldn't move an inch. With no other choice, he tried to pass to Clarkson.
But just as Clarkson was about to get the ball, a figure suddenly darted in from the side.
That figure was none other than Wang Yi.
He snatched the ball