Down by one point and with just 6.6 seconds left on the game clock, Austin Reaves shakes free from Jaden McDaniels to receive the inbounds pass from Jake LaRavia. After getting the ball above the break on the right wing, Reaves turns and faces the basket, sizing up not only his defender but the clock ticking down and all the moving parts of the possession that are about to unfold.

Five seconds, four seconds…

As Reaves puts the ball down to dribble to his left, Deandre Ayton sprints up from the paint to set a ball screen to free him up going middle. Ayton’s man, Rudy Gobert, is in a trail position, underneath the level of the ball and scurrying his way towards Reaves in an attempt to deny his drive to the left.

Reaves, noticing Gobert’s overextension towards his left hand, quickly crosse

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