Chalmers was in excellent form now; even against Su Yan, he dared to attack.
The Heat players also gave him the chance to attack.
If a player who had gone 4-for-4 and scored 11 straight points did not deserve more touches,
then this team probably was not much to speak of either.
Chalmers's heart pounded wildly. For the first time, he had the chance to face Su Yan head-on.
He had to cherish it.
Even if he could not win, he had to challenge him once.
"Here I go!"
Chalmers silently encouraged himself, lowered his center of gravity, stared straight at Su Yan, dribbling while reading his defense.
He changed direction early and rhythmically, drawing Su Yan's center of gravity over. Sensing it shift left, he decisively went with the defense and accelerated into a drive to the left.
But it was clearly only a fake drive.
Once he fully sensed Su Yan's center of gravity leaning left, he made an early crossover and burst out to the right.
The entire sequence was extremely composed. His change of direction was sharp, and his burst was incredibly fast.
He seemed ready to shake Su Yan off in one move and beat the defense. If he could finish too, that would be the ultimate play.
Everything had been fine up to that point, except for the instant he changed direction.
Su Yan saw through it. He looked as though he had lost his balance, but in reality, he reached in with pinpoint precision.
The instant the basketball passed beneath his feet, it was cleanly picked off.
Chalmers himself charged forward, getting past Su Yan and intending to leave him rooted in place for a completely clean blow-by.
But...
The only thing Chalmers got past was Su Yan himself; the basketball in his