With 2:33 remaining in the third term of last Sunday’s contest with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bojan Bogdanovic found himself in a familiar position. The Detroit Pistons forward was guarded chest-to-chest above the three-point line by the opponent’s most reliable defender. This time it was Lakers veteran Patrick Beverly.
Up to this moment, the Croatian sharpshooter had lit up the Lakers for 31 points total, including 22 in the first 8 minutes of the third period.
As Cory Joseph received the ball at the top of the arc, the savvy Bogdanovic briefly tip-toed inside the arc before planting his right leg and darting back behind the three-point line, freeing himself of the pesky Beverly on his way to receiving the pass and draining what would be his 5th consecutive three-point make of the quarter.