Consecutive "Divine Balls," Stunned the Entire Audience!

The third quarter began, and the Knicks sent out their strongest lineup.

Li Fei, Allan Houston, Larry Johnson, Donyell Marshall, and Sabonis.

The Lakers also had all their starters on the floor.

Everyone's attention was focused on Li Fei and Kobe.

Sure enough, right from the start of the third quarter, the Knicks displayed the true nature of their "Knicks' Third-Quarter Madness"!

Li Fei first orchestrated from the high post, dishing consecutive assists to Allan Houston and Larry Johnson for mid-range jumpers. Then he took matters into his own hands. Facing Kobe's defense, he made a simple back-turn fadeaway jumper. The ball traced a perfect arc and swished through the net!

The Knicks instantly went on a 6–0 run!

Silver Fox paced anxiously along the sideline. He knew the most dangerous moment had arrived. If the Knicks gained momentum, the game could very well lose all suspense.

At the critical moment, Kobe Bryant stepped up!

He caught the ball at the right-wing forty-five-degree angle. Facing Li Fei's defense, he did not hesitate for a second, rising straight up for a Pull-up Three-pointer!

Li Fei stretched his contest to the absolute limit, his fingertips nearly touching the basketball. But Kobe's release point was simply too high, and his core strength was astonishing. His body formed an unbelievable backward angle in midair.

"Swish!"

The ball dropped through the net!

"Kobe! Answer ball!" Kevin Harlan shouted excitedly. "Just when the Knicks were making their run, Kobe answered with a high-difficulty three-pointer!"

However, this was only the beginning.

On the next possession, the Lakers went on offense, and the ball went to Kobe again. This time, at the top of the arc and under Li Fei's tight pressure, he took several probing steps before suddenly stepping back sideways to create space and firing another