Grant caught the ball and swung it once more, passing to Eason by the left sideline.
Tari Eason caught the ball and immediately took a three.
Dang!!
No good!
The crisp clang of the rim announced the failure of yet another Knicks possession.
Claxton secured the rebound and sent the ball back to Harden.
He didn't rush into the next attack.
After slowing things down a little, Harden chose to give the ball to Durant again.
They pressed their advantage while staying composed, putting the ball in the hands of their most reliable scorer.
Kevin Durant faced Eason, who had switched onto him, with the ball at the left wing.
After his signature, exaggerated double crossover, he accelerated past Eason and drove into the paint, then finished with a classic pull-up jumper.
Another two points!
The lead grew to eight.
For the Knicks, though, the most frustrating thing wasn't the mere eight-point deficit. It was that they still couldn't contain the Nets' offense.
Even with New York's strongest defensive lineup of the season on the floor, the Knicks still couldn't rein in the Nets' surging offense during this stretch.
Naturally, that meant they had no way to make up more ground.
The next possession began.
Chen Xi was double-teamed again.
Grant then received the pass and drove on his own. He got into the paint and drew a defensive foul on Prince.
Unfortunately, Grant made just one of his two free throws.
After that, the ball went back to the Nets.
Harden continued to run the offense.
Once again, he looked for Durant first.
Then, after KD passed out of the double-team, Harden quickly took the ball back and drove before kicking it out to George in the weak-side corner.
Paul George caught the ball and sank the three.
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