Now it was the Knicks' turn to attack.
After organizing his teammates' movement at the top of the key, Hart passed directly to Toppin in the corner. Toppin took another three-point shot, but missed.
Fortunately, Chen Xi grabbed the long offensive rebound and passed it to Ethan.
Ethan hesitated briefly, not daring to shoot right away, and sent the ball back to Hart instead.
Then came another string of passes, but they still couldn't find a good opportunity.
With only six seconds left on the shot clock, Chen Xi had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
There was no time to waste after he caught the ball. Facing Craig's defense, he immediately drove.
He exploded into a powerful Crossover Step, heading to the right side of the top of the key before driving into the paint.
After two steps, he used a Powerful Smash, then followed it with a quick, tight spin to evade Portis in Help Defense. He also spun right in front of Craig, leaving him unable to contest, then sprang up in one fluid motion and released a floater.
His [Lob Shot Master] badge activated reliably. Even with defenders closing in, he sank the difficult two-pointer.
The Knicks' bench erupted once again.
But Chen Xi, having just completed a spectacular play on the court, remained expressionless. He didn't even celebrate—he landed and immediately turned to get back on defense.
Then the stage was handed back to Lillard.
Damian Lillard dribbled into the frontcourt and looked for a Pick-and-Roll at the top of the key.
He went with the same play as before: using Brook Lopez's screen, he took one dribble and rose straight up for a three.
The classic on-ball screen was devastating now that his touch had finally returned.
In an instant,