Martin's move is the envy of the league

Rockets guard Kevin Martin makes his move toward the baseline or at the top of the 3-point circle and pulls up. He steps back, gaining separation. He goes into that quirky shooting motion, like a pre-teen struggling to reach the rim. Then at the last moment, as another defender leaves his senses and his feet, he pulls the ball back, waiting for the crash, the whistle and the walk to the free-throw line.

"You know who has a great up fake?" said former pump-fake master Sam Cassell, considered the magician's magician throughout his years tormenting defenders. "Kevin Martin. Wicked. Wicked. He has a great up fake. He does everything slow. Martin is the main one in the league right now. He's No. 1."