"Hands up! Hands up!" A voice hollers from the Detroit Pistons' bench as James Harden dribbles the ball about 30 feet from the basket, reminding Glenn Robinson III not to reach against the Houston Rockets' superstar.
It's Nov. 23, and the Rockets, now in Detroit for the second game of a home-and-home set -- trail by four points late in the first quarter. As Robinson closes in, Harden -- who had gone 19-of-19 from the free throw line in the Rockets' home win over the Pistons two days prior -- casually takes a couple more dribbles before recognizing an opportunity he has seen hundreds of times.