Elbow Strike: George Couldn't Stop Complaining!

Elbow Strike: George Couldn't Stop Complaining! After several passes around the perimeter, only nine seconds remained on the shot clock.

George felt that if he passed it to Su Yan again, Su Yan would still be facing two defenders.

So he decided to try attacking himself.

He kept dribbling through rhythm changes, every move looking flashy and smooth.

Everyone practiced and learned Dribbling the same way, yet the feel they produced could be vastly different.

For example, the ball-handling of players like Irving, George, Curry, and Iverson was a pleasure to watch.

It was not merely a matter of solid fundamentals. It was as if they had a talent for Dribbling, making it look better than when other players did it.

LeBron also constantly polished his Dribbling fundamentals.

But no matter how he trained, his Dribbling in actual games always looked awkward.

Especially when he controlled the tempo with the ball in the middle at the top of the key, spreading his stance wide and repeatedly changing direction through-the-legs. It was so ugly it was painful to watch.

The key was that LeBron himself did not think it was ugly.

He often dribbled like that during games, as if showing off his superb ball-handling and using it to shake off opponents.

In reality, he was just flattering himself.

Ahem...

That was a digression.

George's silky-smooth Dribbling sent him accelerating down the right side. After taking only one step, he abruptly stopped and stepped back, going for his signature step-back Mid-range shot.

Artest was locked in defensively and completely saw through George's intentions.

He got there early and leaped high, heavily contesting George's shot.

George had not expected Artest to anticipate his attack. If he shot normally, it would definitely be blocked.

He had no choice but to raise his release