The expressions on their faces spelled out who would get possession of the ball:
The Pacers' Stephen Jackson had secured the incredibly crucial rebound.
He quickly threw it to the frontcourt.
Su Wan, leaping forward like a ravenous cheetah just released from its cage, beat the ball to its landing spot with precise timing.
"Bang!"
After blowing past the other Pistons by a wide margin, he slammed the ball with both hands to bring the deficit back to just one point.
The look on the faces of the crowd in Detroit was constipated, devoid of the excitement they had shown just five minutes earlier.
The atmospheric pressure in the arena felt like it had plummeted to its lowest point.