The next possession began.
The Knicks went on offense.
Hartenstein inbounded the ball to Rose in the backcourt.
Rose caught it, turned, and brought it up slowly, waiting in the frontcourt for his teammates to get set.
With Horford and Hartenstein forming their twin-tower lineup, the Knicks generally gave little thought to running fast breaks.
With plenty of spacing and two elite scorers in Chen Xi and George, their half-court offense was every bit as formidable.
Rose passed to Chen Xi from the top of the key.
Chen Xi came up to receive the ball, then brought George over for a pick-and-roll.
He used the screen to get into the paint easily, then stopped, gathered, and pulled up for a mid-range jumper.
Surprisingly, the shot that should have been almost automatic failed to fall.
The ball bounced off the rim, and Giannis grabbed the rebound.
Milwaukee immediately turned around and pushed the counter-attack.
Giannis had wised up this time, deliberately advancing down the side opposite Chen Xi to keep him from cutting off his path.
He dribbled quickly into the frontcourt, then continued into the paint. After drawing a double-team inside, he kicked the ball out to the corner.
Patrick Beverley caught it in the corner and launched a three-point shot.
The ball swished through the net.
After scoring, Beverley immediately began whooping with excitement.
He even dared to open his mouth and talk trash to the Knicks' home crowd.
When it came to getting people fired up, Beverley had always been very good at it.
Next, possession returned to the Knicks.
Chen Xi received the ball in the backcourt, turned, and brought it up.
To everyone's surprise, Beverley charged straight at him to apply full-court pressure.
Of course, his aim could not possibly have been to steal the ball