Upon stepping onto the court, he had only one goal—to get the ball into the basket!
The Bobcats were on the offense, Felton, overly excited after blocking James, rushed his near-distance floater after a pick-and-roll and was too hasty, which allowed the retreating Gooden to swat it away.
The crowd let out a sigh, but when James advanced to the frontcourt, the fans cheered for Felton again.
James continued to drive but was again stopped outside the three-second area.
For him, it was a deadlock situation unless his jump shot after a quick stop could succeed, otherwise, there was no play. In facing Felton, he couldn't grab and go like he did against Gerald Wallace, force a start to attack the basket, with Perkins, a stalwart, beneath the basket and unable to shake off Felton's tight defense...
This time James didn't force the shot, instead, relying on Felton to find a teammate... found one... passed the ball... alas!
Running around the top arc to the right 45-degree angle was Snow!
Ronald Murray, covered tightly by Keith Bogans, couldn't get free.