Next time, I'll handle overtime myself!

FcuK!

Josh Smith watched Su Yi surrounded by his teammates and couldn't help but curse.

He had spent the entire 48 minutes of regulation trying to contain Su Yi.

And in the final moment, Su Yi drained that high-arc, fadeaway three-pointer right in front of him to tie the game.

The meat that was already in his mouth had flown away.

That feeling was unbearable.

"Josh, we still have overtime."

Joe Johnson immediately noticed Josh Smith's state and quickly walked over, patting him on the shoulder.

Josh Smith snapped out of it and nodded.

Meanwhile, Su Yi walked back to the bench surrounded by his teammates.

As soon as he reached the bench, Mike Brown flashed his white teeth, hugged Su Yi, and patted him hard on the back. "Su, you're a superhero, the savior of this team. That three-pointer was beautiful!"

Mike Brown's words reached LeBron James's ears.

LeBron James instantly felt displeased, thinking to himself: I made the pass! What does Su have to do with it?

"In the upcoming overtime, you need to hit a few more threes for me! Shoot the Hawks to death!"

As Mike Brown finished speaking, he picked up the clipboard and began drawing up plays for Su Yi.

But LeBron James remained seated on the bench chair, not budging an inch. He had no interest in tactics—in overtime, he would take matters into his own hands.

After a short break, both teams returned to the court.

"BEEP!"

Overtime officially began.

Smack.

Big Z touched the ball first, tipping it back to the backcourt. The Cleveland Cavaliers had first possession.

Larry Hughes picked up the ball from the floor and quickly dribbled it past half-court.

"Larry, the ball!"

As soon as they crossed half-court, LeBron James came over and reached for the ball.

Larry Hughes passed the ball to LeBron James.

LeBron James didn't hesitate. He immediately launched an attack, bulldozing past Shelden Williams and driving into the Atlanta Hawks.

Zaza Pachulia saw this and quickly slid over, blocking LeBron James's path.

LeBron James made a sudden stop, jumped, hung in the air, and took a mid-range shot.

Su Yi, who was running for position: ???

Damn, another wasted run.

Clang!

The rim mercilessly rejected the crab-like shooting form.

"Mine!"

But Big Z under the basket leaped high and lightly tipped the ball that had bounced off the rim.

The ball dropped cleanly into the basket's embrace.

Big Z scored on the putback, successfully opening the scoring for the team in overtime.

The score became 96 to 94.

The Atlanta Hawks inbounded the ball, passing it to Claxton, who quickly dribbled it past half-court.

Once across half-court, Zaza Pachulia inside actively ran out to set a screen for Claxton.

Zaza Pachulia's solid frame blocked Larry Hughes.

Claxton took the opportunity to accelerate past Larry Hughes and drive toward the Cleveland Cavaliers' paint.

Big Z reacted quickly, sliding over to block Claxton's path.

At the same time, Larry Hughes hurried back, trying to form a double-team on Claxton with Big Z.

"Ball!"

The next second, a voice reached Claxton's ears.

Claxton flicked his wrist and made a cross-court pass to Zaza Pachulia, who was rolling to the basket after the screen.

Zaza Pachulia caught the ball without hesitation, jumped quickly, and took a close-range shot.

Swish.

Claxton assisted Zaza Pachulia for the score.

The score was instantly tied.

96 to 96!

"ROOOOOAR!"

The fans at Philips Arena erupted into thunderous cheers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers regrouped for their next offensive possession.

Su Yi ran his route as Mike Brown had drawn up.

He got open, but the ball never came to him.

Clang!

LeBron James went for another isolation play, bulldozing through wave after wave of defenders on his drive to the basket.

It missed!

Shelden Williams grabbed the rebound and immediately pushed the fast break, dishing the ball ahead to Josh Smith sprinting up the court.

Josh Smith caught it, charged into the paint, leaped with both feet, and soared high to finish a two-handed dunk.

That put his team ahead by two.

98 to 96!

Damn!

Su Yi couldn't help but curse. He'd finally shaken off Josh Smith, but the ball never reached him.

Then the very Josh Smith he'd shaken off took advantage of the defensive breakdown, and Su Yi couldn't get back in time.

"Su, how are you guarding him? How do you let Josh just drive straight to the rim?"

Just as Su Yi was pulling himself together for the next offensive set, LeBron James threw his hands up and barked at him in frustration.

Su Yi: "..."

Psycho!

His reason told him he couldn't start yelling back on the court.

Otherwise, the post-game media pressure would come crashing down on him like a landslide.

More importantly, this guy could bench him for good.

That would mean no more playing time.

Su Yi didn't want his plan to fall apart, so he let it go in one ear and out the other, ignoring the guy.

The Cleveland Cavaliers regrouped for another offensive possession, and the ball once again ended up with ball-hog LeBron James.

This time, he finally called for a pick.

Drew Gooden quickly ran out to set the screen.

LeBron used it to shake off his defender and drove into the paint.

Now it was just him against the help defender, one-on-one.

But the next second, just as he gathered the ball, a body darted out like a ghost, quick-handed, and stripped the ball from LeBron James.

LeBron James stood there, completely stunned.

Who?

He focused his eyes—Josh Smith!

The stealing Josh Smith hit the gas and sprinted toward the Cavaliers' backcourt.

Only Larry Hughes was back in time to defend.

Larry Hughes planted himself in the paint, waiting for Josh Smith's arrival.

Josh Smith acted as if Larry Hughes didn't exist, driving all the way in, crossing the free-throw line, and gathering the ball.

Opportunity!

Larry Hughes stepped forward and reached out his left hand, trying to poke the ball away from Josh Smith.

Smack!

Instead, he hit Josh Smith's arm.

Josh Smith gritted through the pain, leaped high, reached the apex, flicked his fingers, and sent the ball toward the rim.

Swish.

Josh Smith's layup dropped.

Tweet!

The referee's whistle followed, calling Larry Hughes for a reaching foul.

Larry Hughes: "..."

He tried to steal and only burned himself.

"WOOOOOAAAHHH!"

The fans at Philips Arena erupted with cheers for Josh Smith's emphatic and-one play.

Mike Brown on the sidelines kept shaking his head. He really had no idea what the hell LeBron was thinking just now?

Twice in a row, LeBron had run wide open, but he refused to pass. He insisted on taking it himself.

And the result?

Back-to-back fast breaks for the opponent.

He was truly fed up!

But what could he do about it? To put it bluntly, he was nothing but a puppet coach on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Everyone up and down the Cleveland Cavaliers organization had to listen to GM LeBron.

On the court, Josh Smith stepped to the free-throw line to take his shot.

Swish.

Josh Smith's free throw went in.

He scored three straight points.

101 to 96.

The Atlanta Hawks led by five.