The two sides jump for the ball.
Amir Johnson jumps for the ball.
Little Thomas grabs the ball and quickly dribbles past the half-court line.
Little Thomas circulates the ball a few times, but the Nuggets' defense keeps up, and there's no good opportunity.
The ball quickly returns to Little Thomas's hands.
Facing Nelson's defense, Little Thomas checks the position behind him, sees an opportunity, channels an extreme change in direction, and accelerates to pass Nelson in a single step.
Little Thomas charges straight toward the paint, preparing for a layup.
Suddenly, at the corner of his eye, he seems to spot a yellow flash jumping over. It's Zeng Xingyang.
Little Thomas smiles, retracting his left hand layup and switching to a right hand layup.
Little Thomas believes he can avoid Zeng Xingyang's defense.
But just as the ball leaves his hand, he hears a "smack!" sound.
Zeng Xingyang's right hand fiercely swats the ball out of bounds.
Zeng Xingyang completes the block.
