Fortunately, Wang Yi came off a backdoor cut from the right sideline to receive the ball.
Shan He quickly passed the ball to Wang Yi.
But the moment Wang Yi got the ball this time, the opposing Point Guard, Danny Russell, immediately came over.
To double-team Wang Yi.
The other side had been using Man-to-man Defense before, but this sudden double-team caught Wang Yi off guard for a moment, trapping him between the two defenders.
But Wang Yi was battle-tested. He quickly calmed down.
Spotting the gap between the two, he fell straight into it.
This allowed his upper body to slip out of their encirclement. Just as he was about to hit the floor, he dished the ball to Shan He.
Shan He was completely unguarded. After receiving the ball, he immediately pulled up for three.
Shan He was not a spot-up shooter.
His primary role was that of a slasher.
Although he could shoot threes himself, he more often took them off the dribble.
For most players, their catch-and-shoot Three-point Percentage was usually slightly higher than their off-the-dribble percentage.
But Shan He was different. He had always played with the ball in his hands since childhood, and the shooting he practiced growing up was also off-the-dribble shooting. That was why his off-the-dribble shooting percentage was higher than his catch-and-shoot three-point percentage.
This season, his catch-and-shoot Three-point Percentage was 32%, while his off-the-dribble Three-point Percentage was 34%.
Of course, whether it was 32% or 34%, both seemed rather low in Finals-level competition like this.
Normally, he should not have taken the shot.
But he knew someone else had to step up and help Brother Yi.
They could not let Brother Yi fight alone.
He wanted to help.
What he did best was drive to the basket, but after driving