Using his own driving threat to draw the Knicks' defense inward, Odie then delivered a precise pass.
By the right sideline, Jaden caught the ball and took the first three-point shot of the game.
Dang!!
The ball bounced off the rim.
One really bizarre thing about the Timberwolves' starting lineup was that the two players with the worst three-point percentages were actually Odie and Jaden, their two defensive stalwarts on the perimeter~~
Harten grabbed the rebound, and the Knicks launched a counterattack.
Hart brought the ball across half court, then passed it straight to Chen Xi at the top of the key.
Chen Xi caught the ball and started his attack from the left wing, at a forty-five-degree angle.
With Jaden switching onto him, Chen began his first isolation of the night.
He dribbled between his legs twice on the spot, then stepped to the right with a hesitation move. Immediately, he followed with a front crossover and drove left, powering past Jaden into the paint. Near the left-side extension of the free-throw line, he made a sudden stop through contact, bumped Jaden aside, then quickly rose for a jumper with a slight fade.
Swish~~
The ball went straight through the net.
"Chen's midrange jumper is even more reassuring than a belt."~~
The next possession began.
The Timberwolves were on offense.
Odie brought the ball across half court and passed to Edwards on the left wing.
Edwards immediately initiated a pick-and-roll attack.
Using Towns' screen and his own sudden burst of speed, he briefly shook Chen Xi, then accelerated into the paint. Before Chen Xi could catch up, he decisively passed the ball back to Towns, who had popped out.
Karl-Anthony Towns caught the ball and shot a three.
The ball swished through the net.
3–2.
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