Forced to pick up his dribble, Haliburton clutched the ball tightly and kept twisting his body, searching for a teammate to pass to while doing his best to keep his pivot foot planted.
Unfortunately, it was futile.
Chen Xi and George had already hemmed Hali in.
George applied intense physical confrontation, trying to knock him off balance, while Chen Xi seized his opening and slapped the ball hard.
His gold [Master of Stealing from Ball Handler] badge activated.
Haliburton suddenly felt his hands go slack. The ball had already changed owners!
The New York Knicks immediately pushed a counterattack.
With the ball under control, Chen Xi raced into the frontcourt, then gathered and charged toward the rim through Booker's interference.
Once airborne with the ball, he lightly tossed it behind his head.
Trailing the play, Paul George immediately leaped, caught the ball with both hands, then swung his arm around and hammered another full, one-handed windmill dunk into Phoenix's basket.
BANG!!!
"Ohhhhh!! PG!!! An alley-oop slam on the fast break counter-attack!! The New York Knicks' morale just keeps climbing!"
"What a connection! What teamwork!! Chris and Paul are such a pleasure to watch together!!"
"Maybe I can call it the CP connection! One elite shooting guard linking up with an elite small forward! It reminds me of Miami's LeBron-Wade duo, who took the entire league by storm back in the day!"
"It does have that same flavor, especially that windmill from PG. It was every bit as good as LeBron's back then."
"LeBron might look bulkier, and his dunks might pack more raw power, but PG's long, lean frame and effortless grace have a charm all their own."
"LeBron and D-Wade won two NBA championships in four years together. So what will today's CP duo ultimately achieve? I really can't