Chen Xi suddenly shoved hard, pushing George away from where he'd been glued to his side, then quickly moved toward the top of the key.
Using his speed and Hartenstein's screen, he briefly shook off George, then raced all the way to the sideline, stretched out his long arm, and caught Rose's pass.
Without a moment's hesitation, he turned and jumped straight up, then launched another ultra-deep three despite Harden's defense, which nearly smothered his face.
Another "super jumper," taken at least three steps beyond the three-point line!
The ball left his fingertips and sailed smoothly straight toward the basket.
Swish~~
Nothing but net!!!
"Chris!! He's still working his magic!! The lead is back down to four!! He's forcing the game back into contention!!"
"An unbelievable shot! Chris's 75th point of the night! He's just five points away from tying his career high! And he's only seven points away from breaking Kobe Bryant's career scoring record!! If the Knicks can successfully take this game to overtime, then I think there's a one-hundred-percent chance Chris will break both records tonight!!"
The Nets called another timeout. It was their last of the game.
Atkinson continued to play it safe. He called the timeout to draw up a play for their next possession.
He hoped one more ATO would put the game out of reach for good...
Soon, another brief timeout came to an end.
The Brooklyn Nets inbounded from the sideline.
But New York gave them no chance to get their offense started. Harden was immediately sent to the free-throw line by Hart.
Clearly, it was a tactical foul by New York.
On the sideline, Atkinson stood with his arms crossed, calmly watching Harden step up to the free-throw line.
Of course he'd anticipated this possibility, but there was nothing he