After taking two steps to the left side of the free-throw line, Booker wasted no time gathering the ball and rising into a mid-range jumper.
But surprisingly, an attack that should have been all but guaranteed to go in failed to find the net this time.
The ball hit the inside of the back rim, then spun around it before finally rolling out.
Drummond immediately jumped beneath the basket and stretched out his long arms to grab the defensive rebound.
It had to be said: after joining the Knicks, and especially after being moved to the bench, Drummond's other stats had all declined to some extent. His rebounds, though, still held steady at 7.6 per game.
The guy was no joke when it came to rebounding~~
Even if he was the kind of player who padded his stats, he really was a highly talented one.
Besides, although he looked old and had indeed spent many years in the League, Drummond was born in 1993 and wasn't even thirty yet. He was only twenty-nine~~
Put another way, this Knicks center, who made a little over three million a year, was theoretically at the tail end of his prime...
Back to the game.
The Knicks were on offense.
Hart brought the ball across half court, then handed it off at the top of the key to Chen Xi.
Using a screen, Chen Xi moved to the right wing, then gathered the ball and made another shooting motion.
Having just knocked down a three, Chen's enormous shooting threat made Moody, who had switched onto him, instinctively jump to contest. Then... Chen drew another shooting foul with ease.
After stepping to the line and calmly making his first free throw, Chen Xi turned to look at Booker, standing on his right.
For some reason,