ALL great basketball players have something that makes them stand out. Hitting three pointers is the strong point of Utah Jazz forward （前锋） Kyle Korward.

　　The 27-year-old has again been showing his ice cool, this time in the NBA playoffs （季后赛）. His three pointers have given the Jazz a 3-2 lead in the series over the Rockets.

　　Korver joined the Jazz in the middle of the season. He has been playing brilliantly ever since. His three-point success rate is now 40 percent. This has won him an army of Jazz fans.

　　He has been one of the most quickly embraced （拥抱） players I have ever seen, said, Jazz Team President, Randy Rigby.

　　Korver moved from California to Iowa at the age 12. He developed his style of playing there. He had few chances to play in any leagues, so he practiced shooting alone day and night.

　　Everybody learns the basics, either from their coaches or by themselves, Korver said. These basics are the biggest reason I have a place in this league.

　　Korvers great jump shot alone would probably be enough to make him stand out in any NBA town, but in Salt Lake City, a small city in the middle of the United States, Korvers popularity （受欢迎程度） runs even deeper.

　　If he can hit a few more three pointers in the playoffs to help Jazz progress then his fans will have even more to cheer about.