But as soon as Jokic grabbed the rebound, Wang Yi was suddenly right in front of him.
Then he thrust both hands forward and clamped them around the ball.
He spun around and actually ripped the ball right out of Jokic's hands.
Steal number 33!
His steal success rate had risen to 68%!
Jokic was startled and quickly spread his arms to defend Wang Yi.
But Wang Yi launched himself straight into the air.
He rose until his shoulders were level with the rim, then slammed the ball through with both hands over Jokic.
BOOM!
The dunk shook the ground and seemed to split the mountains!
"What's going on? Brother Yi stole it again?"
He'd risen beneath the basket and thrown down a standing two-handed dunk over Jokic!
And he'd snatched the ball away at an almost impossibly slow speed.
That threw the broadcast director's plans into disarray.
But with Wang Jianhua's reminder and Micic leading the way, China Team hadn't let down its guard.
Over those two possessions, China Team hadn't been able to score. Their shooting really had been off today.
Then he reached out with one huge hand, seemingly sucking the ball through the air before grabbing it. He turned around and threw down an airborne 360-degree dunk, finishing with the ball between his legs.
Meanwhile, the broadcast director was scrambling.
This kind of request for the ball was common for Jokic.
After Micic got the ball, he accelerated like a sports car.
"Show the dunk! The dunk! No, not that one—not that one! The dunk just now! Let's see how he got the steal!"
Their original plan had been for Qiqi to finish that free-throw-line gliding slam dunk, after which Serbia would bring the ball upcourt. Just dribbling it up would take at least four or