"Looking for teammates during offense can certainly contribute some brilliant assists, but it can also reduce your own scoring effectiveness."
"I've won the assists title, but I must admit, I'm not a great passer. My assists come from focus, not from observation."
Gan Guoyang was advising Nowitzki, and he could feel this German youngster was learning, earnestly learning.
During the Mavericks' offensive turn, Nowitzki bravely caught the ball on the perimeter and initiated an attack facing Guoyang's defense.
Dribble, breakthrough, spin, slow down, pause slightly, then suddenly accelerate along the baseline, passing Gan Guoyang!
Passing through the right side of the baseline to the left side, Nowitzki turned and was about to dunk with both hands!
A very smooth transition from dribbling, lowering the ball, spinning, raising the ball, to accelerating, all in one fluid motion.
