Trailing the Nets by 12 early in the fourth quarter, the Hawks needed a spark. On a sputtering possession with the shot clock winding down, Cam Reddish sprinted out of the corner, took a pass at the elbow, got his feet planted with a jump-shooter's rhythm, and shot a balanced three with a graceful follow-through.
He missed.
For Reddish, though, the beautiful part is what happened next. His shoulders didn't slump. He didn't doubt himself. And he zipped back on defense with a pep in his step.
How did that confidence pay off? Reddish scored 10 points in the next two minutes.