The Lakers' offense during the transition wasn't as smooth as they had hoped. When Steve Nash was pressured, the Lakers' offense couldn't operate fluidly.
The Warriors counterattacked, Monta Ellis used his speed to up the tempo. Brian Cook tried to use his physical advantage to force Monta Ellis to slow down, but Monta Ellis wasn't rushing forward without a plan like a newcomer.
After colliding with Brian Cook, Monta Ellis did lose his balance, though he tried hard, his weight-gaining plan is gradual, it's not something that can be achieved overnight.
His ability to withstand physical confrontation is still weak.
But even when losing his balance, Monta Ellis didn't slow down the offense. Instead, he immediately passed the ball to Boris Diaw, who was cutting in from the right.
Boris Diaw faced Theo Ratliff, who had returned to defend the basket, and elegantly performed a 360° airborne spin layup, bypassing Ratliff, cutting the deficit to just 4 points.
