In the scope of an entire life playing basketball, Caleb Martin was no stranger to the shot. As a professional, he may as well have been a long-time listener, first-time caller.
Midway through the third quarter of a one-point game – not exactly primo-experimentation hours – against the Portland Trail Blazers, Bam Adebayo blocks a driving CJ McCollum. As Martin retrieves the ball and pushes up court, McCollum is falling out of bounds. Miami has a five-on-four. Portland is scrambled. The only player who picks up the ball is Jusuf Nurkic, waiting at the free-throw line.
Martin sees space.