LeBron James immediately came to defend, wanting to show the world the difference between him and Roy with a block.
Roger caught a glimpse of the rapidly defending number 23 from the corner of his eye, so he switched from a shot to a pass in mid-air.
Dwight Howard quickly moved around Amar'e Stoudemire, intending to steal, because that was the closest teammate to Roy in his field of vision.
Stoudemire marveled at Dwight Howard's arm strength; he seemed to lightly bump and took a favorable position.
For a second-year rookie, Brandon Roy seemed to have fallen into a death trap.
Either blocked by LBJ or stolen by Dwight Howard.
Their talent gap was vividly displayed.
But Roy did not make a mistake, nor was he blocked.
He withdrew the ball to his waist in mid-air and fed it to Roger, who was cutting along the baseline!
This was a very tricky angle, even Chauncey Billups might not have been confident to spot such an opportunity.
