Luis Scola--Savvy Veteran or Bad Passer?

The Indiana Pacers won a close one over the Brooklyn Nets Saturday night 97-96. Along the way there were several solid plays made by the entire team, but the best might have come at the end of the game by veteran forward Luis Scola.

[GIF via Reddit user trreeey]

It appears that he screwed up and nailed Paul Pierce in the back with the inbound pass, but if you watch closely you can tell he did it on purpose. Why Pierce had his back turned is a mystery, but it was the perfect time for Scola to lob a soft pass at his back and than watch the ball--and the remaining seconds of the game--bounce away.

No chance for the Nets to steal the inbound pass. No chance for the Nets to throw up a last second shot. Pacers win.

As the Guinness guys would say:

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