I’m a Benchwarmer in the NBA

To be frank, the Green's defense did have a lapse in this game. It wasn't obvious, but it came down to... Nash trailing his man a fraction too slowly, just for an instant.

Rice was an All-Star, after all. That split-second opening was all he needed to set his sights straight. Rice made the most of this brief gift from the Celtics, seized the moment, and struck with a swordlike drive to score two points.