This is a gravity manipulation play. You show a game-winning 3. Defense reacts up
The rim becomes empty. The key: Perimeter threat creates interior advantage. You don’t beat the defense with speed. You beat it with belief.
By weaponizing the defense’s natural fear of the three-point line (especially an Elevator Screen), you manipulate them into abandoning the most valuable real estate on the floor: the rim. Spoelstra’s genius lies in using your shooters to screen the defense with their gravity alone.