The Pelicans' bench erupted in cheers.
That basket was crucial. The Clippers had been gaining momentum.
After Alexander scored, his confidence surged as well.
Back on defense, he actually stopped Williams' drive and grabbed the defensive rebound in the process.
In the Pelicans' half-court set, Siakam drove with the ball and kicked it out to Brogdon.
Brogdon had no opportunity under the help defense, but he quickly moved the ball to Alexander.
After catching the pass, Alexander drove to a step inside the free-throw line and floated one right over Gallinari.
At the instant of release, he once again felt something different from his usual games. His shot felt noticeably steadier.
Swish!
His feeling proved true as the ball went cleanly through the net again!
Not only had he broken the Pelicans' scoring drought for the quarter, he had scored four straight points!
The Pelicans' bench erupted once more.
This time, Parker stood up and applauded his pupil, his eyes full of delight.
He knew it. Alexander was someone worth developing!
And that floater just now already had seventy to eighty percent of his own touch!
Tang Tian did not stand, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, quietly hiding his achievement and fame.
From Davis to Alexander, practice had proven that the Head Pat Kill was even more effective than expected.
From now on, no one could stop his desire to pat his teammates on the head.
Gallinari's post-up was stopped by Siakam.
On the way back, it was Alexander again. He drove to the basket, forced the Clippers' defense to collapse, then kicked the ball to Kuzma in the corner.
It was a very steady pass, and Kuzma had a completely wide-open opportunity when he received it.
Kuzma fired immediately after catching the ball.