Just now, after Zhang Yang was beaten by Wade, he turned and stopped at the right side of the free-throw line instead of pressing further. He moved two steps to the left to the free-throw line, cutting off Wade's passing route to DaQuan Cook, who was running toward the top of the arch.
But when Wade grabbed the ball and took his first step towards the baseline, Zhang Yang immediately started dashing under the basket. It was obvious that he had anticipated Wade's Euro step's final position and timed his block perfectly, delivering a solid rejection!
This time, even the fans in the stands could feel Zhang Yang's defensive improvement during his matchup with Wade!
Skills and such definitely couldn't have gotten better in just a little over one quarter, but it was visible that Zhang Yang was reading Wade's offense better, making better defensive choices after defending him one-on-one multiple times and experimenting.
