It was hard to imagine centers in the '80s and '90s bringing the ball up the court on a fast break.
But nowadays, that had gradually become the trend for centers across the league.
It was the Raptors' turn to attack.
Donnie Donnie was hounding Zhang Yu again. Watching this, Wang Yi furrowed his brow slightly.
Zhang Yu was locked down, while Wang Yi was being double-teamed. The Raptors' two best offensive weapons had both been shut down.
If they passed the ball to someone else, their offensive efficiency would suffer.
So they had to get one of the other team's Spider-Men off the court.
Seeing Zhang Yu completely locked down and Wang Yi double-teamed, Tagore pointed to the spot in front of him, signaling for Dauding to come over and set a screen.
He had no choice but to grit his teeth and take matters into his own hands.
But his offense was still lacking. Even with Dauding setting a screen, once he drove to the mid-range and ran into Antoine's defense, all he could do was pass back to Dauding.
Dauding dribbled forward a couple of steps and looked for a mid-range shot, but Antoine covered him again, leaving him no choice but to pass back to Tagore.
With no other option, Tagore could only heave up a three-pointer from beyond the arc.
The ball didn't even touch the rim. It bounced off the backboard and fell away.
That play showed just how strong Antoine's defense was.
He didn't necessarily have to block your shot. Just by standing in the paint, he made it hard for opposing teams to drive in and lay the ball up. Even getting off a shot from mid-range was difficult.
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