It was May 11, 2007. The Warriors were hosting the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semifinals and were leading the favored Jazz 119-99 with 2:51 left in the fourth quarter. Baron Davis was at the three-point line with the ball looking for a way to score.
He pushed full steam ahead toward the baseline, then turned toward the bucket. But rather than look to dish the ball off or go up for a layup, Davis had something else in mind.
He saw his opportunity to get to the hoop, but Davis would have to rise up against Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko.