"Beep, beep."
With the whistle, the game officially got underway.
Smack!
Big Z leaped up, got to the ball first, and tipped it back to the Cavaliers' half.
Larry Hughes scooped up the ball and quickly dribbled across half court.
Mike Brown stuck with the Twin Towers again, planning to attack inside.
After all, the Los Angeles Lakers' interior was very weak in this game.
They had Radmanovic, a power forward averaging 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds, and second-year Andrew Bynum, averaging 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
If they weren't going to attack them now, when would they?
Larry Hughes had just crossed half court.
Inside, Big Z set a screen for Drew Gooden, who used it to move toward the free-throw line.
Larry Hughes spotted him immediately. With a flick of his wrist, he fired the ball toward Drew Gooden like a cannonball.
Drew Gooden caught it cleanly and instantly raised the ball as if to shoot.
Radmanovic, who had gone around the screen, rushed toward him.
Drew Gooden saw him coming, pushed the ball forward with his left hand, and drove off his right foot, taking one quick step past the charging Radmanovic.
Fuck! A fake shot, then a drive!
Radmanovic hadn't expected the move to be a fake.
Drew Gooden got past Radmanovic and drove toward the Lakers' basket.
Andrew Bynum rushed over to help.
The moment he did, he'd been had!
Big Z was left wide open.
Drew Gooden flicked his wrist, sending the ball past Andrew Bynum and toward Big Z behind him.
"Beautiful pass, Drew!"
Big Z caught the ball, planted both feet, and leaped.
At the peak of his jump, he slammed the ball toward the rim with both hands.
Boom!
The arena shook with the thunderous dunk.
Big Z scored