re: Why didn't MT make that pass to CJ late in the game?

I was confused as well. Marcus has never been a "get mine" type of player. On watching the replay, I'm not sure he saw CJ. After crossing midcourt he looks over his left shoulder to gauge his separation from the guy he pilfered. Johnson was on the opposite side of the court and likely out of the periphery of Thornton's vision.

If he did see him, then it was a rare case of poor judgement from our most consistent performer.