The player who leads the Oklahoma City Thunder in fourth-quarter scoring is a devastatingly smooth operator — a dude capable of beating you by pulling from deep, getting downhill to make a play or slicing all the way to the rim for a DIY bucket.
He’s adept at lulling defenders to sleep with the pace of his dribble before bursting past them on the way to the basket; once in motion, he’s got the brakes to stop on a dime and enough brawn for a bump-off to create space for a quick-trigger pull-up. Add all that to a combination of polished footwork, go-go Gadget arms and a feathery touch, unlocking all manner of nifty finishes on the interior, and you’ve got a real three-level nightmare.