Oracle Arena.
As soon as the game started, Marion gave the home team a shock with a cutting layup.
In his career peak, many wing stars struggled against Artest.
Except for "Hacker" Marion, who is Artest's weakness.
Marion has a standard wing height but possesses an inside player's wingspan. Coupled with his bizarre finishing methods, it makes it hard for Artest to find a pattern.
Take this cut for example, an ordinary small forward would open up quickly upon cutting to the basket to claim beneficial space.
But Marion didn't do that.
Even at the moment of physical contact with Artest, he felt more like a passerby, just a player passing by.
Then, in the next second, he leaned on Artest with the right side of his body and finished an unconventional layup with his left hand after catching the ball.
From catching the ball to finishing, Marion's technique is far from elegant, even less standard, giving a strong feel of streetball...
But he scored.
So it was a good play.
