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Nick Young assisted DeAndre Jordan on an alley-oop on his first possession. On the second, he worked with his teammates again and knocked down a three.

He made the team's overall offense feel like it had improved.

On the next possession, he received another pass from a teammate. It seemed he had earned their respect and trust.

Nick Young himself got fired up. Since his teammates believed in him, he could not let them down.

At the top of the key, he faced Curry and decisively chose to go one-on-one.

Curry defended seriously, but defense was not his forte.

Nick Young had that "streaky shooter" trait. If he was feeling it, he could put on a good performance too.

With his teammates' approval, his confidence soared. After contributing repeatedly on the court, he quickly entered "streaky shooter" mode.

A big crossover in front of his body shook off Curry, and he drove down the right side toward the basket.

George rotated over.

Nick Young came to a sudden stop in the right low post, switched hands behind his back, then flowed into a spin move, creating several steps of separation from George.

The entire sequence was incredibly smooth.

George did not react in time. Nick Young gathered the ball... then followed it with a slightly fading mid-range jumper.

It was all done in one fluid motion.

The basketball flew over George's late contesting arm and dropped cleanly into the hoop.

Nick Young, coming off the bench, had scored five straight points and also delivered a beautiful alley-oop to his teammate.

He had successfully earned his teammates' trust.

Coach Vinny Del Negro's emergency adjustment, putting Nick Young on the floor, had been absolutely correct.

The Clippers had cut what was once a 22-point score difference down to just 15.

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