At the same time, Wang Yi's three-pointer plunged the entire Timberwolves home arena back into silence.
It seemed Wang Yi had activated the road-game silencer trait again.
Next, Juan drove with the ball. After successfully scoring on several consecutive possessions, he finally failed to score on this one. Dauding held him off, and Akur blocked his shot.
A textbook front body-up, rear block.
The Lakers gained possession and quickly launched a fast break.
During the transition, Wang Yi sprinted all the way up the right sideline and reached the right corner.
His presence there drew the opposing Point Guard, Luke Daniel. Luke Daniel stayed glued to Wang Yi all the way to the right corner.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu dribbled to outside the three-point line, rose up, and took a three-point shot.
But the instant the ball left his hand, Wang Yi could tell it was slightly off. While Luke Daniel's defensive attention was on Zhang Yu, Wang Yi suddenly made a Backdoor Cut, charging straight from the baseline toward the basket.
Sure enough, with a bang, the basketball struck the rim and bounced high into the air.
At that moment, Juan and Akur were still tangled up, having only just crossed the midcourt line.
That gave Wang Yi an opportunity.
The instant the ball bounced up, a huge hand suddenly appeared directly in front of the rim, accompanied by a furious roar:
"Fuck!"
Then the ball was viciously slammed into the hoop.
The camera quickly cut to the owner of that hand. Sure enough, it was Wang Yi again!
Although he no longer possessed the explosive power he once had, his head was still only ten centimeters below the rim. That height was enough for him to rise up for a putback dunk.
Combined with his wealth of experience and