Denver Nuggets Ball Movement Leads to Dunk

In N.B.A. Basketball by Brock Bourgase

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Denver Nuggets Ball Movement Leads to Dunk: Since the Miami Heat are known for aggressively trapping ball screens in order to force the action away from the basket, the Nuggets set multiple screens during the same play.  On one occasion, J.J. Hickson slips the screen and rolls to the hoop.  Ty Lawson passes the ball to Darrell Arthur, a reliable jump shooter from that spot, which causes a chain reaction of bad rotations.

Miami is confused as to who will cover Arthur, Hickson and Randy Foye in the corner.  LeBron James feels that he cannot leave Wilson Chandler, Ray Allen rotates to Arthur and recovers to his own man as Shane Battier arrives and the last defender at the rim rushes out to Foye.

Since the floor is spaced well and the ball is moved quickly, Arthur can see the entire play develop and passes the ball inside to Hickson for a dunk.