Dauding faced Juan with his legs spread and arms outstretched, clearly focused.
The next moment, Juan suddenly shifted the ball to the left, as if he were about to dribble.
Dauding stayed alert. He didn't move left right away; he only shifted his weight slightly in that direction.
But even though he hadn't moved his feet and had only shifted his weight, Juan still shook him off.
Juan immediately dribbled to the right, lowering his center of gravity as much as he could, and slipped past Dauding in an instant.
It was hard to imagine a guy who stood 2.16 meters tall lowering his center of gravity so much while driving to the basket.
That was pure talent.
Juan saw that he'd gotten past Dauding in one step, so he didn't slow down. He kept dribbling and drove toward the paint.
Even when Locke rushed over to help on defense, Juan hit him with an Eurostep and left him behind.
He went straight for the basket.
The other Raptors players were still defending the perimeter, leaving the basket completely unguarded.
And thanks to his height and long arms, even after using the Eurostep, he was still in a perfect position to dunk.
So Juan didn't hesitate. He jumped, raising the ball in one hand.
What a Raise Fire to Burn the Sky!
He brought it crashing down toward the rim.
But just then,
he suddenly felt someone hit him from behind.
The next moment,
someone struck the back of his hand.
The basketball flew away too.
It slammed into the backboard,
then caromed far away.
Juan was startled and whipped around.
He saw Dauding's determined face, as if he were about to propose to Locke.
Juan was startled again.
The guy had caught up?!
In fact, after Juan got past