The Hervi Mistfoxes play at a breakneck pace, much like the Eastmoor Vipers, but there's one key difference—the Mistfoxes defend.
Ryan feels it the moment he brings the ball up and runs headlong into Damien Bayne—a jacked swingman glued to his hip.
No daylight, no breathing room. He has no choice but to kick the ball out.
After a couple of swings around the arc, it finds its way back to Ryan at the foul line. He pivots hard, dribbles past Bayne with a sharp spin, and attacks the rim.
But it's a trap.
Just as the ball reaches its peak, Zeke Ender, the Mistfoxes' 7-foot-4 rookie, materializes out of nowhere, swatting it with a vicious block.
The ball stays in bounds, landing right in Javell Monroe's hands.
Monroe ignites a fast break, a one-man lightning bolt. The Roarers sprint back, desperate to reset.
