Just as Zhang Yang made a breakthrough, Okafor, who had been squeezing Kwame Brown on the three-second zone line, suddenly ran to the right sideline. Pietrus seized the opportunity to cut from the right 45 degrees downwards, forcing Kwame Brown to go out and defend the off-ball screen. At this time, the only one who could recover to the basket was Garnett.
Ariza pressed up for defense, but after being passed, he had to stop his forward motion and turn to chase, which completely failed to influence Zhang Yang's attack on the basket.
Zhang Yang had an excellent opportunity to either take on Garnett one-on-one or pass to Millsap, as Garnett couldn't extend outward; if he blocked it, Zhang Yang could use a Euro step to go directly to the basket for a dunk.
This kind of non-offensive auxiliary cooperation requires great tacit understanding and a willingness from teammates to make sacrifices, which is very rare.
