Van Exel at least dares to step up and dares to shoot, but he's even more daring when it comes to missing.
Those two threes in the third quarter got him a little too high, and in the fourth he went off-script, forcing up two threes of his own and bricking both.
That's the thing about a double-edged sword—Glory got seized on by the Celtics in transition, who went on a 6–0 run and blew the lead back out to double digits.
Tomjanovich had no choice but to call a timeout; Jordan checked back in first, while Gan Guoyang still had to rest—he'd played the entire third quarter, and at the start of the fourth he had to sit at least four minutes.
Once Jordan returned, he immediately attacked the rim for a layup and two points; you could see he was gassed, his burst wasn't there, he was relying on craft and physicality.
His shoulders were heaving, breathing hard; both gods' rhythms were completely off tonight.
