Murray immediately accelerated, using the screen to shake off Westbrook's chase, then cut into the paint before twisting toward Chen Xi's defense and breaking into a Euro Step.
Chen Xi responded with pinpoint precision, perfectly reading his route and cutting him off without losing his position at all.
He stood firm right in Murray's path.
With no other option, Murray turned in midair and quickly passed the ball out.
At the top of the key, Jokic caught the ball and immediately swung it to the corner.
Michael Porter Jr. caught it and launched a three.
Swish~~
Porter's shot was quick and clean. He sank the open three with ease.
3–0.
Possession returned to the Thunder Team.
Green inbounded from the backcourt to Westbrook.
Westbrook dribbled upcourt, then looked for Chen Xi again at the top of the key.
This time, he passed the ball straight from the perimeter.
Chen Xi came around from the wing, took a big step out, caught the ball, and turned to face Pope's defense.
The same move as before.
He held the ball in Triple Threat, gave a jab step, then lifted it in a Shot Fake.
But this time, instead of pulling up, he sold the fake, dropped the ball, and drove.
After pounding the ball hard into the floor, Chen Xi took a powerful first step and charged straight into the Nuggets' paint.
Then, facing Gordon's Help defense, he quickly took two steps and launched into a textbook Euro Step, slipping past Gordon and reaching the basket.
Chen Xi turned partly sideways, planted his right foot hard, and rose, slowly adjusting his body in midair.
As he twisted his upper body, he drifted toward the baseline, then turned what had been a layup into a Fadeaway Jumper and calmly released the ball.
Jokic