The Basketball fell toward the backboard from the side and, after a light impact, bounced toward the hoop.
But unfortunately, it didn't go in!
It looked close, but his control over the force seemed to be just a little off—or perhaps what had been off was the dribble itself.
The ball ultimately bounced back out.
Hartenstein secured the rebound steadily.
The Knicks immediately pushed the ball up the floor.
Paul quickly brought the ball across half court and, upon reaching the top of the arc, looked for an opportunity to get it to George.
George then faced up and initiated the offense with the ball.
Against Oubre's defense, he still sought the simplest solution: he continued to use Toppin's screen, then targeted Isaiah Joe.
Seizing the moment when the opponent hesitated between switching and hedging, he accelerated into the paint. He gathered with a high sweep while moving into a Euro Step layup, directly backing Joe down toward the basket before casually releasing the ball near the rim.
Another two points went in steadily!
With the Knicks, George didn't need to deal with difficult matchups. As long as he maintained his shooting efficiency and used his individual ability to capitalize on easy mismatches, that was already more than enough.
The lead reached eight points.
On the Philadelphia 76ers' side, the offense fell into a brief lull.
Meanwhile, New York used that momentum to further extend its lead.
As the clock moved closer and closer to the end of the game, the Philadelphia 76ers' chances of winning seemed to grow smaller and smaller.
The next possession soon began.
Maxey brought the ball into the frontcourt.
He seemed to have recognized the team's offensive problems as well, so Little Horse chose to handle this possession himself.
Holding the ball at the