If there is a motor still driving the jumpers, despite the increased Israeli military activity on the border searching for tunnels, it is that no other escape exists.
Scoring on tip-ins, 3-pointers, pull-up jumpers, running jumpers, driving layups and free throws, Szczerbiak abused Sprewell and any other Knicks player unfortunate enough to draw his assignment.
Anthony made almost every kind of shot in the fourth quarter: the turnaround jumper, the driving layup, the turnaround fadeaway jumper, the spot-up baseline jumper and the straight-ahead 3-pointer.
Only that -- with Johnson raining jumpers, driving, dunking and overpowering him in the post -- Thomas hardly made a basket.
Phillips responded with a driving basket, a turnaround jumper, a layup and two free throws after an offensive rebound in an 8-3 run.
Hudson had three of the baskets, and Szczerbiak later hit a driving layup and a jumper to push the lead to 9 points, 18-9.
The performance was outstanding, as Sprewell, who scored 24 points in the first half, made 3-pointers, driving layups and midrange jumpers.
With Bryant sinking jumpers and driving as gracefully as ever and with O'Neal crushing Spurs defenders with his bruising inside play, the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for an inspiring come-from-behind victory over the Spurs at the Staples Center.
Kidd was dazzling, swerving through the Los Angeles defense to score on driving layups, hitting clutch jumpers to keep the game close, snatching the ball away from unsuspecting Lakers, essentially doing everything a 6-foot-4 point guard can to win a game.
He floated in a short jump shot, a 15-foot jumper, an 18-foot jumper and hit a driving layup after Marbury stole a pass by Eddy Curry and slipped a pass to Hardaway.
