Bang!
The basketball hit the front of the rim and bounced out.
That was how many superstars handled the ball when they faced a double-team: they tried to pass it to an open teammate.
As for whether they could win that day's game, that depended on their teammates' shooting.
And Dauding clearly wasn't shooting well that day.
Though his shot wasn't falling, Dauding was still hustling hard for rebounds.
After taking the shot, he saw it had come up short and immediately charged into the paint to go for the rebound.
While battling Morgan for the rebound, he tipped the ball into Big Lock Rock's hands.
Locke's ball-handling was mediocre at best, even below average. So after getting the ball, he didn't try to drive past Doncic, who was guarding him. Instead, he immediately passed it back to Wang Yi.
This time, in the chaos, Wang Yi got the ball with only one defender in front of him.
He immediately drove toward the basket.
Seeing King Arthur, Morgan, and Little Rivers closing in on him, Wang Yi's first thought was that Zhang Yu was wide open on the perimeter. Without looking, he whipped the ball to him.
Zhang Yu caught it and went straight up for the shot.
The basketball traced an absolutely perfect arc, then thumped against the front of the rim.
It bounced out.
After all, he couldn't make every shot.
At that moment, the Raptors fans watching were all on edge.
They'd cut the lead to ten. This was the moment to make a run—so why couldn't they hit their shots?
Dauding couldn't hit. Zhang Yu couldn't hit either.
The haters were excited again, itching to start trashing Zhang Yu in the comments.
But before they could finish typing, they saw Wang Yi and Dauding battling for