In the third possession, Tatum passed the ball down low. Wang Yi sprinted to the basket to help on defense.
Umuwein had paid for it earlier, so this time he didn't dare shoot. Instead, he passed the ball straight back out to Brown.
A giant over 2.1 meters tall had seen a 1.92-meter guard rush over to defend him and chosen to pass instead of shoot.
It really did look ridiculous.
But when it was Wang Yi, it seemed perfectly normal.
Come on—even Wemby didn't dare jump up and shoot with Wang Yi in front of him. How could Umuwein possibly dare?
Umuwein passed the ball out to Brown, and Wang Yi now showed off his freakish ability to cover ground on defense.
The instant the ball left Umuwein's hands, Wang Yi planted his feet and sprinted back out to the perimeter.
Brown had caught the ball with nobody within four meters, so he'd planned to shoot a three right away.
But when he jumped, he saw that Wang Yi had seemingly teleported and was already three meters in front of him. Three meters was nowhere near enough space to shoot over Wang Yi.
So Brown didn't dare shoot.
But now he was in the air, and if he didn't shoot, his only option was to pass.
He hurriedly passed the ball toward Tatum at the right wing.
Normally, Tatum would be standing in that spot when Brown got the ball.
But this time, when Brown passed, Tatum wasn't there.
The ball sailed straight out of bounds.
When Brown had been wide open four meters from anyone, he'd jumped to shoot.
Tatum thought he was really going to shoot, so he'd already headed into the paint to get the rebound.
After Wang Yi disrupted the Celtics for three straight possessions,