Zhang Jiacheng had gotten the ball and could have taken it straight to the basket on a fast break to score. But when he saw Wang Yi had crossed half court, he didn't go for the layup. Instead, he passed it back to Wang Yi, who had just crossed the line.
A Point Guard with a clear chance to take the ball straight to an open basket had passed it to a teammate who had only just crossed half court.
That was a complete waste of a golden scoring opportunity.
Not only had he wasted his own chance to score, he had also wasted a perfect opportunity to help the team put more points on the board.
You would never see that from a Point Guard in the past.
But that was how much Zhang Jiacheng trusted Wang Yi.
And Wang Yi didn't let that trust down.
After catching the ball, he didn't hesitate, even as Spider-Man Deng Dute and Donnie Donnie both came over to block him.
The instant the ball reached his hands, he flicked it up and released it.
The ball hadn't even been in his hands for half a second.
Spider-Man Deng Dute and Donnie Donnie had both assumed that after catching the ball, Wang Yi would either drive straight to the basket or adjust before shooting.
What player didn't adjust before taking a shot?
Players said to shoot without adjusting only seemed that way because their movements were so practiced, fast, and smooth that it looked as if they hadn't adjusted at all.
In reality, they all adjusted.
Only when time was about to run out and there was no time to adjust would a player release the ball the instant it reached his hands and take his chances.
But Wang Yi had plenty of