With 25 seconds left, LeBron James was just one rebound shy of a massive triple-double.
What would he do?
He didn't make a choice. He was taken off the court by Mike Brown.
Although he was still thinking about the massive triple-double, with Su Xi having already put up 40+20+10, whether he got his triple-double or not didn't mean much.
Besides, if he dared to go stat-padding for a rebound in the final moments, he would become a laughingstock, a joke just like Ricky Davis.
James's basketball IQ was much higher than Davis's; he wouldn't make such a low-level mistake.
He returned to the bench.
A Cavaliers reserve casually tossed up a three-pointer.
Then, the Pacers inbounded the ball to Su Xi.
Su Xi dribbled the ball past half-court, and the Cavaliers didn't bother defending him.
He didn't seem to have any intention of attacking either.
But in the next second, his action sent the entire Quicken Loans Arena into a tidal wave of boos.
