The Knicks went back on offense.
Chen Xi brought the ball across half court himself, then came to the logo area and slowed things down slightly. Once Allen stepped up to defend, Chen Xi pointed to the floor on his left, signaling for a teammate to move up for a Pick-and-Roll. Then he suddenly initiated in the opposite direction, exploding off the dribble for a drive.
He beat Allen in one step, reached just in front of the three-point line, and flowed into a Dip Fake, shaking Middleton's help-side balance. Then he accelerated again and charged into the paint.
Reaching an area slightly above the free-throw line, he gathered and jumped, forcing Giannis to step up for the block. Immediately after, he passed in midair to Toppin, who was cutting in from the Ghost Position.
Obi Toppin caught the ball and attacked the rim, ultimately drawing a Defensive foul from Brook Lopez.
Toppin then went to the free-throw line and made one of two free throws.
The score difference was back to 9 points.
The Bucks counterattacked.
Lillard brought the ball into the frontcourt and continued to face up against Hart, using roughly the same driving move.
This time, after getting into the paint, he went with a Shot Fake after a sudden stop and spin. Once he successfully got Hart off balance, he deliberately leaned into him and went up with the shot, drawing a Defensive foul on Hart.
At the free-throw line, he calmly made both.
Damian Lillard scored four straight points, helping Milwaukee build some momentum in their comeback push.
Then it was the Knicks' turn to counterattack.
Chen Xi repeated the same move, using the Pick-and-Roll up top and driving into the mid-range. Relying on his shooting threat, he pulled the Bucks' defense line out of