Giannis tipped the ball out to the perimeter, where it landed in Beasley's hands.
Beasley immediately found Middleton again with a pass.
Middleton then dribbled to the wing at a forty-five-degree angle and called Giannis over for another pick-and-roll.
It was the same old routine: drive, then pass to Giannis on the roll.
Giannis caught the ball and charged straight toward the basket, powering into Toppin as he tried to finish through sheer individual ability.
But this time, George's help defense arrived right on cue.
He quickly got into position, crossed his hands in front of his body, and caught Giannis just after he had gathered the ball and started his steps, leaving him no time to change direction. George took the collision head-on and fell backward with the impact.
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The referee on the sideline blew his whistle.
An offensive foul on Giannis!
Another wave of cheers rose from the sidelines.
George had delivered once again.
The fans who had questioned the front office during the off-season, insisting that PG was less useful than Irving, were now praising him just as loudly as they had criticized him.
Who said George was getting old?
George was an absolute steal!!
Oh man, he was worth every penny!~~
With possession back in their hands and play stopped, the Knicks seized the opportunity to replace Toppin and Hartenstein with Horford and Adams. They then inbounded from the baseline and leisurely advanced up the court.
They had every reason to feel confident now.
With their teammate Chen Xi in such a frenzied scoring mode, their team up by thirteen, and their opponents held in a scoring drought, surely anyone would have found it hard to feel any pressure~~
Chen Xi slowly dribbled across half court, then set himself up to attack again at the