Su Yan Turns It On, a Bucket of Cold Water! Su Yan's logo threes were indeed absurd, but that was simply the individual ability of the Current #1 Player.
That was the range of the greatest shooter in history.
The Hawks had no answer.
It wasn't just the Hawks—no team in the league had an answer.
Otherwise, the Knicks could never have won two consecutive championships.
The good news was that McGrady was scorching hot. At the very least, he could answer Su Yan's offense with an unreasonable pull-up jumper.
That was enough.
That alone gave the Hawks plenty of confidence.
McGrady's explosion sent the fighting spirit of the entire Hawks team soaring, rising without end.
That was a good thing.
Only by keeping their spirits high did the Hawks stand a chance of defeating the Knicks.
Transition.
Teague brought the ball across half court. Once he reached the middle of the top of the key, he immediately handed it to McGrady.
Joe Johnson came up to set a screen.
He wanted McGrady to avoid Su Yan on offense.
Whether he faced George, Tony Allen, or Curry, he could attack as freely as he pleased.
At this crucial moment, Al Horford also stepped up to set another screen for McGrady, helping him force a mismatch against Curry.
Wasn't that basically free points?
Yes.
A red-hot McGrady going against Curry was truly like beating up a child. With a simple triple-threat move, he pulled up and fired.
Swish!
It went in again.
He really made it.
"Oh?"
Even Su Yan was somewhat surprised.
The charm of basketball lay in never knowing when an X-factor might emerge.
An X-factor was when a player who normally performed just average suddenly exploded.
The same applied whether it was a rookie breaking out or a