When the Tiger is Away, the Monkey Becomes King!

Back with the Cavaliers, he could only serve as LeBron's helper, which limited what he could do.

That left him somewhat frustrated.

But it was LeBron. He had no way to compete with the "King" for the ball; that would have been self-destructive.

He had to make concessions.

Yet even so, he still earned the nickname "No Pass" and continued to play his own way.

Fortunately, at his peak, he could put up 20 points per game and provide the team with enough secondary scoring firepower.

Only then did Cavaliers fans stop blaming him.

Now that he had come to the Clippers, he had originally only been able to come off the bench.

But after Griffin, Chris Kaman, and others left one after another, he was promoted to the starting lineup, receiving more playing time and more opportunities to prove himself.

He secretly swore that he would attack more, that he would believe in his ability to solve problems and lead the team to victory.

He wanted to save the abandoned Clippers as a "Superman."

He did not care how the team turned out.

He only wanted to play well and earn a bigger next contract.

Jump ball!

Chandler and DeAndre Jordan went up for the tip.

Slap!

DeAndre Jordan got to the ball first and tipped it to Morris Williams. He brought it up... and faced Curry at the right side of the top of the key.

He changed pace with a crossover in front of his body, went between his legs to his right hand, then lowered his center of gravity and strung together continuous In and out fakes.

As Curry hesitated, Morris Williams suddenly accelerated, blew past him in one step, and charged straight to the basket.

George rotated over.

Morris pulled up for a mid-range jumper