Cole couldn't help but straighten up and turn to look at the Cavaliers' bench.
Malone has so much trust in this second-year player Jokic, but can Jokic really withstand this pressure?
You know, during last season's finals, Jokic was just an ordinary starter following behind Hansen and Irving.
The live audience, including the broadcast cameras, all focused on Jokic in the paint.
The finals stage, under the spotlight, the pressure goes without saying.
This explains Jokic's hand-rubbing move before the game.
As a worker, when your boss suddenly assigns you the most important project of the department, it's unrealistic to have no pressure at all.
But pressure aside, Jokic's technical movements remained perfectly unaltered.
Upon realizing Pachulia was not only pressing him but also making small pushing actions, he capitalized on it, using his elbow to push Pachulia behind him as he turned, then quickly laying the ball into the hoop.
That play was incredibly agile.
