Especially his endless bag of tricks—they were simply dazzling.
Take this moment, for example. Everyone thought Antoine was impossible to defend.
Yet he had read Antoine's intentions perfectly. The moment he stepped directly in front of Antoine, Antoine no longer dared to attack.
It was truly astonishing!
At this moment, LaMelo Ball of the Pistons took the ball and tried to drive. Unable to break through, he passed to Duke Jin. After cutting toward the basket for two steps, Duke Jin saw that the Lakers' defense had collapsed near the paint, so he passed to their Small Forward, Donnie Donnie.
After receiving the ball, Donnie Donnie saw that the Lakers' defense was still packed inside the paint. He wanted to take a three-point shot, but his three-point shooting had not been very accurate this game, so he passed to Deng Dute instead.
After Deng Dute got the ball, no one could really close out on him. He could have immediately taken a three-point shot, but he hesitated as well.
At such a clutch moment, with the team down by Two-pointer, if he missed, the Lakers might grab the ball. And once the Lakers secured the rebound, the game would be over.
This showed the difference between a Star and an ordinary Star Player.
Ordinary Star Players might perform brilliantly in regular games.
But in important games, at crucial junctures, they often hesitated before shooting and did not dare shoulder the responsibility.
True Stars, however, often bravely carried that responsibility on their own shoulders at times like this.
Whether the team won or lost, I'll take the responsibility!
Deng Dute did not dare shoot.
As LaMelo Ball watched the seconds tick away, he simply raised his hand and called for the ball. Deng Dute passed it back to him.
Danny hurriedly