Like a vintage bebop album, a successful basketball team has an innate sense of improvisation that makes it unpredictable.
But when a player steps to the free-throw line only one of two things can happen: his shot will be worth one point or it will keep the score as it was when the clock stopped.
Expect Tokyo Apache star Cohey Aoki to produce the option that puts a smile on the face of his coach, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant.