A lucky basket.
It was a rare sight for Chen.
But a basket was a basket.
At the end of the second quarter, Chen Xi scored 11 straight points, extending the lead to 13 in one fell swoop.
And the game was still going.
Back to Philadelphia's possession.
There were just two and a half minutes left in the first half.
If they couldn't close the gap quickly, their chances of winning tonight's game might slip away entirely.
At this crucial moment, Embiid came back to the top of the key, caught the ball, and took charge of the offense.
He started with the same triple-threat jab.
But this time, Big Butt finally didn't go for a three.
After another useless shot fake, he put the ball on the floor and drove, powering past Ingles as he attacked the paint.
After two steps, he spun with the ball, then immediately followed with a hard dribble into a step-back, and finally pulled up for a long two.
Swish~~
The ball swished through the net, and the two points went up on the board.
At 7'0" and 280 pounds, he could pull off that kind of step-back jumper. Ingles really had no way to stop him.
All he could do was watch Big Butt send the ball through the basket again.
Then the Knicks inbounded from the backcourt.
Chen Xi brought the ball over half court himself, then went to the top of the key to face Maxey again.
Chen was dribbling so much that even he was about to laugh.
The 76ers still dared to leave Maxey to guard him one-on-one?
Just what you'd expect from Old Li, huh?
He lowered his center of gravity and shifted left with a between-the-legs crossover, then suddenly crossed over, bringing the ball back