Pang Bo was broad and heavyset, his movements somewhat cumbersome.
Antoine was tall with long arms and nimble footwork, capable of driving straight in from outside the three-point line.
His range was also deep. Whether it was post footwork under the basket, Mid-range post-ups, drives from outside the three-point line, or three-point shots—
he excelled at all of them.
It could be said that Antoine completely neutralized a traditional center like Pang Bo.
The reason Pang Bo had not been as eye-catching in this series was that he had been completely shut down.
On the other end, the Lakers attacked. This time, facing King Arthur, Wang Yi once again found it difficult to drive past him.
At that moment, Zhang Yu came over once more to set a screen for Wang Yi. He positioned himself on King Arthur's left, allowing Wang Yi to drive from that side.
If Wang Yi continued toward the other side, he would still run into Duke Jin's defense.
But Wang Yi and Zhang Yu then executed an exquisite play. As Wang Yi reached Zhang Yu, he fired a bounce pass with his right hand, sending the ball through Zhang Yu's legs.
Deng Dute had fallen for that exact trick once already, and he would not fall for it again.
The moment he saw Wang Yi pass the ball through, he did not chase it, because it would have been too late. Instead, he directly cut off Wang Yi.
Separating Wang Yi from the ball.
Yet at that moment, Zhang Yu, who had originally been setting the screen for Wang Yi, suddenly turned around.
He scooped up the ball, dribbled forward two steps, and reached the three-point line.
Then, completely unguarded, he pulled up for a three-point shot.
With a thunderous roar, the basketball dropped cleanly