After the Thunder got the ball back, George received it again and started the offense beside the right sideline, continuing to look for trouble with Bane.
He held the ball in place in a Triple Threat stance, then faked a shot. Right after that, he made a fake drive to get Bane moving.
When he noticed his opponent couldn't resist reaching in, PG immediately gathered the ball, made a big sweeping motion, and jumped. He drew yet another defensive foul.
Fortunately, the referee called it a regular foul this time, not a shooting foul.
Since the bonus hadn't been triggered yet, the Nets could only inbound the ball.
George didn't get to return to the free-throw line as he'd hoped.
PG spread his hands and went to argue with the referee.
Unfortunately, his appeal got him nowhere, and he had to accept the call.
The Nets inbounded from the sideline.
Harden caught the ball at the top of the key, turned, and moved left before lobbing it to KD, who had established position with his back to the basket in the paint.
Durant had scored plenty of times against Chen Xi's defense earlier in the game, but those moves were all quite difficult and took a heavy toll on his stamina.
Realizing that facing up against Chen Xi wasn't easy, KD decided to change things up. He began attacking from the low post with his back to the basket, hoping to use his size advantage to score.
And on this possession, he managed to do just that.
After catching the ball in the low post with his back to the basket, Durant didn't dribble. He raised the ball high, turned toward the baseline, and went straight into a Fadeaway Jumper.
His mid-range shot went in cleanly.
That paid Chen back