Super Sixth Man: Underappreciated!

Super Sixth Man: What a Waste of Talent! Thunder possession.

Ibaka inbounded from the baseline to Harden, letting him bring the ball up the middle while he drifted to one side, waiting for the pass.

His mid-range shot was still ready.

It was just that George had been watching him closely, refusing to give him a particularly good opportunity.

But that did not mean his touch had gone cold.

As long as there was an opening, as long as he could get a shot off, Ibaka's mid-range shot still came with a certain degree of reliability.

Before that, he had not simply stood there like a wooden post, waiting.

Instead, he stepped up to set a screen for Harden, then slipped away and moved back to a shooting spot where he felt comfortable.

That way, the Knicks had to devote part of their defensive attention to him.

Harden could also attack more effectively after coming off the screen.

This time, he accelerated from the right and drove at the basket, with George rushing over to defend.

Harden did not slow down, flowing straight into a Euro step.

Right, then left.

Harden drove from the right, but while gliding left, he floated up a banked layup.

He was left-handed.

He was better at finishing on the left side.

His Euro step was also different from that of ordinary players.

Its deception leaned more toward the right, allowing him to attack the basket from the left more effectively and finish the possession.

"Swish!"

The layup went in.

Chandler had been fooled.

He rotated over behind George and saw through Harden's intention with the Euro step, but he had not expected the finish to come from the left.

His center of gravity had shifted right, making his recovery just a little too slow.