Personal Domain + Finals Offense BUFF: How Scary Can They Be?
James Harden wasn't convinced after Wang Yi stripped the ball from him.
As far as he was concerned, it had just been a lucky steal.
So on the next possession, he tried the same thing again, driving past Wang Yi once more.
He still exposed the ball in front of Wang Yi, waiting for him to reach in and steal it.
Smack—
A sharp crack rang out.
The ball was stripped away again.
This time, not only Harden but also the Nets players around them were stunned.
They were Harden's teammates and trained and played with him almost every day. They knew from experience just how strong his upper body was.
They had once tried to strip the ball from Harden during practice games, even placing a bet: whoever managed it would win a hundred dollars.
In the end, Drummond was the only one on the entire Nets team who had managed it, and even then, only once.
Everyone else either fouled him or watched as Harden scored with ease.
But Wang Yi had now stripped the ball from Harden twice in a row. The guy's upper-body strength was terrifying.
The commentators and viewers watching at home were all astonished, too.
Usually, Harden was the one drawing fouls, while everyone else could only suffer at his hands. When had anyone ever seen Harden get shut down like this?
Nets head coach Steve Nash furrowed his brow.
He could already tell that Wang Yi was completely different from usual today.
Today, Wang Yi wasn't just aggressive on offense. On defense, he was like a ferocious tiger, ready to tear his opponents apart.
Irving had been blown away by him on both ends of the court in the first quarter. Was