Chapter 762: The Entire Team's Fighting Spirit Rose! Joe Johnson brought the ball up and handed it off to McGrady.
For the first time this season, something like this happened.
Strange?
Perfectly normal.
The basketball world had always respected the strong.
Whoever was playing well deserved more touches.
If it were some nobody who suddenly exploded over a short stretch, he might not necessarily earn his teammates' trust.
His shot opportunities might not increase.
But the player erupting right now was McGrady, the super scorer who had once put up 13 points in 35 seconds.
Now that he was heating up—
The Hawks had no reason not to put the ball in his hands.
Slap!
McGrady caught the ball and once again faced Tony Allen's tight, body-to-body defense.
His drowsy-looking eyes watched Tony Allen without the slightest hurry, as if everything remained under his control.
He palmed the ball behind his back with one hand and squared up against Tony Allen.
Turning sideways, he bumped Tony Allen away with his shoulder, then put the ball on the floor and took a step back to create space.
A right-handed hesitation dribble.
McGrady burst forward—faster, faster, then faster still—charging into the right low post.
Tony Allen stayed with him.
He also reached in from time to time, trying to strip the ball and harass McGrady, constantly disrupting his offensive rhythm.
McGrady nearly lost the ball, and Tony Allen's suffocating defense seemed to have thrown off his rhythm.
He was forced to the baseline, with virtually no path left to attack.
What now?!
Pass the ball.
But with McGrady in this red-hot form, passing never entered his mind—and he had no need to pass.
Screech!
He came to a sudden stop, spun halfway to adjust his position, then rose facing the basket and