Rose's Plain and Simple Response

Rose's Plain and Simple Response

Back at the Rose Garden, more than 17,000 fans had chanted, "Fuck Trae Young!"

Trae Young had answered their jeers with an outstanding performance: 32 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds.

Then, with just 0.9 seconds left, he'd hit the game-winning shot, silencing all 17,000-plus fans in the Rose Garden.

Wang Yi would silence the 17,000-plus fans here, too. But he wasn't going to do it with a game-winner. He had a far more brutal method in mind.

The Knicks went on the attack.

Rose dribbled across half court and passed to their center, Robinson.

He wanted Robinson to challenge the Kings' big man, Pie Emperor Capela.

Robinson was five centimeters taller than Capela. If he could get his offense going in the paint, it would open things up for his teammates on the perimeter.

Robinson had kept his hair in short little twists this season. With his puffy cheeks, he looked a little like Wade.

He caught the ball in the paint, faked twice, then turned and shot a little hook.

But Pie Emperor Capela wasn't fooled. Robinson couldn't get a shot off, so he had to kick the ball out.

Barrett caught the ball on the perimeter and shot the instant the defense came to help.

Swish—

The three-pointer went in.

The fans immediately roared in unison, "Come on, Sniper!"

"Way to go, Sniper!"

Barrett was now in his fourth season in the league.

When he first entered the league, his nickname was the Duke of York.

But over the past four seasons, his three-point percentage had improved dramatically.

He'd shot 32% from three as a rookie, then leaped to 40% in his second season.

He'd hit 42% last season, and this season he was shooting an incredible 44.5%.

He was the best