That finally limited his scoring somewhat, but he could still create space with backdoor cuts and get open for catch-and-shoot opportunities.
In the end, Wang Shiyu's school team crushed their opponents 55–32.
Wang Shiyu scored 17 points.
Just think about it: the entire team scored only 55 points, and Wang Shiyu accounted for 17 of them.
How impressive was that?
Look at it another way: Wang Shiyu scored more than half as many points as the entire opposing team.
That showed just how capable he was.
In fact, for most of the past six months, Wang Yi had focused Wang Shiyu's training on basketball.
He spent far more time on basketball than on soccer.
That was because more than a year earlier, he had sworn that in three years—when he turned ten—he would challenge Japan's streetball scene.
To reach that goal, he had practiced basketball day and night, which was why his basketball skills were even better than his soccer skills.
His teammates and the spectators all praised him endlessly.
What was especially admirable was that after winning, Wang Shiyu didn't get carried away or go back to rest. Instead, he stayed right there and worked on his three-pointers.
The spectators were both surprised and impressed.
They were used to seeing NBA stars stay behind to practice after games. But after winning, a little kid like Wang Shiyu should have been just as excited as his teammates and gone off to celebrate.
How could he tamp down his excitement and head to the sidelines to practice like a star?
The truth was, they didn't understand Wang Shiyu.
His goal was to challenge Japan's streetball scene when he turned ten.
So he hadn't taken this little elementary-school competition in Toronto seriously at all.
Half an hour later, Wang Yi and his