After receiving the ball, Grant faced Bojan's defense and started with a shot fake, then unleashed a powerful smash and drove hard.
He pushed into the paint against his defender, then kicked the ball back to Chen Xi by the left sideline once the 76ers' defense had begun to collapse.
Chen Xi caught the ball and immediately accelerated into the lane without hesitation.
He drove all the way to the basket, drawing help defense from Embiid, Covington, and Oubre. Then, with an imaginative behind-the-head pass, he whipped the ball one-handed behind him and found Toppin in the left corner.
Obi Toppin caught the ball and launched a wide-open three.
Swish~~
The ball swished through the net!!
Toppin hadn't let Chen Xi's brilliant pass go to waste. He turned and pumped his fist excitedly, then raised his right hand to celebrate.
Back the other way, it was Philadelphia's turn to attack.
Maxey brought the ball up the court and looked for another pick-and-roll screen with Embiid at the top of the key, then accelerated past the screen and drove into the paint.
This time, he didn't kick the ball back to Big Butt on the perimeter. Instead, he took advantage of the Knicks players' anticipation.
After accelerating straight into the lane, he quickly laid the ball in before Toppin could arrive with help defense from the side.
It was a very quick attack, and he calmly put away two points.
At the start of the Third Quarter, both teams continued to look evenly matched.
The ball soon returned to the Knicks.
Rose brought it across half court by himself, then held the ball at the top of the key and looked for Chen Xi again.
But the 76ers chose to double-team Chen Xi off the ball, denying him any chance to