He raced into the frontcourt with the ball, then used a Push Dribble Change of Direction to accelerate again and blow past Rose.
Haliburton charged into the paint, then decisively passed the ball as George came over to help.
Along the sideline, Huang Zhong raced up, adjusted his feet as he caught the pass, then raised his arms for another three-pointer.
Clang!!
The ball bounced off the rim!
But there was a rebound to be had!!
After passing, Haliburton had kept moving forward with his momentum, reaching the Knicks' paint and finding himself right in front of the ideal spot to collect the rebound.
Hali extended his long arms and scooped up the ball, then immediately stepped forward and flicked up a layup.
Two points.
The score was now 9–4.
The Phoenix Suns had scored nine straight points in just over two minutes to start the game!
Their surging offensive wave swept across the court once again.
Even the New York Knicks, with their wealth of defensive resources, briefly found themselves unable to contain that fast-break storm.
It proved that Phoenix's five-game winning streak early this season had been no fluke.
In fact, if they had not run headlong into an explosive performance from Big Butt, who had put up 48 points and 18 rebounds in a single game to lead the Philadelphia 76ers in snapping their streak—
The team standing before the Knicks might also have opened the season with seven straight wins...
Why "also"?
Because the Knicks were the powerhouse that had actually opened the season with seven straight wins on sheer ability!!
Tom Thibodeau called a timely timeout.
After stressing defensive discipline to his players, he turned and called Ethan over, then sent him in for the team's starting point guard.
It was a very rare sight: