The boost to his coordination talent greatly improved Su Xi's body control, especially his accuracy on layups after losing his balance under contact.
Su Xi was also shooting relentlessly in this game. He and Iverson traded blows, attacking each other's paint.
With Carlisle's encouragement and his teammates' support, Su Xi frequently drove into the paint. The 76ers didn't have a Kevin Garnett.
Su Xi's strengths were on full display.
In 25 minutes, Su Xi took 19 shots and made 11, scoring a new career-high of 27 points. Extremely efficient.
"Exactly. This is how you should play, Jack. I feel that if your stamina improves a little more, you have a real shot at scoring 40," Carlisle encouraged Su Xi. "We need a tough player who can drive from the top of the arc, get into the paint, and tear the defense apart."
Su Xi nodded.
His talent level was already very high, and he had many mismatch advantages.
