LUKA DONCIC HITS the brakes, changes directions with a behind-the-back dribble, then picks up the ball and steps back to his left before launching a 3-pointer.
It's March 31 inside Boston's TD Garden, and Celtics guard Marcus Smart, one of the NBA's premier on-ball defenders, has just gone from within breathing distance of Doncic to too far away to contest the shot in less than a second.
A couple of possessions after that bucket, Smart picks up Doncic at half court. There's no dancing this time. Doncic drives past Smart to his right, collapsing the Boston defense before kicking out to Jalen Brunson for a wide-open 3-pointer on the left wing.