They just need a fairly officiated environment.
Porter's shot and Melvin Turpin's low post offense both missed, and neither side had scored yet.
As the series reached its fifth game, after the first game's intense battle, the subsequent media storm, and the cutthroat endgames, the series had progressed from a tactical struggle to a contest of individual skills and willpower.
Hornacek brought the ball up court, Gan Guoyang set a pick-and-roll near the free-throw line, rolled, received a pass from Hornacek, dribbled left-handed into the basket, bumped Melvin Turpin away, lifted off quickly with his left foot, and finished with a left-handed layup, scoring the first point of the game.
The Pistons still hadn't scored. Melvin Turpin cut deep into the basket, received the ball, and tried to power through Ah Gan with his back turned, but was forcefully rejected by Ah Gan. The turn-around shot turned into a difficult one-handed floater that missed.
