Alright, I know that headline was super confusing. And I apologize for that. But, honestly, there’s not a better way to describe what I just watched.
During Wednesday night’s game between the Celtics and the Nets there was a play early in the 3rd quarter where Al Horford seemingly shoots an airball that landed directly into the hands of Daniel Theis, who was underneath the rim.
Theis catches the ball, lays it up and the Celtics score their 60th point. Here I am, thinking this is an offensive rebound and a putback. You know, just regular basketball stuff.
NOPE. WRONG. All these hours later, I’m finding out that this was an assist.
12 hours later I still cant believe al horford actually pulled this off pic.twitter.com/f32CYRz9Wp
— Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) April 21, 2022
It registered as such in the box score, too.
But then when you really look at it…Horford is definitely angling that shot as a pass to Theis. Over a sea of defenders, too. This is actually one of the most impressive passes we’ve seen all season long.
Everyone is so impressed with this and I can’t blame them. One second you’re like “wow, that shot sucked.” Then you’re just like “OH MY GOD WHAT HE REALLY DID THAT?!?!?!”
It’s pretty wild.
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