After hearing D'Antoni's shout, The Knicks finally all went back to defense. As for the shot just now, everyone thought it was just beginner's luck.
Since this is currently garbage time. As the core of the bench in the Sixer's team, Lou Williams basically has all the shot rights.
So after the Sixer's passed the half court, the ball was immediately given to Williams. Nate Robinson was about to go and confront him but he suddenly saw someone rushing pass his side.
It was Dante, he took the initiative to confront Williams.
Williams upon seeing a nobody confront him outside the three point line, only felt contempt in his heart. Without even a thought he chose to break through but as he advanced he suddenly found that the ball was missing in his hands.
On-site Commentator: "OOOHHh! he stole Lou Williams! the undrafted rookie no.7 of the Knicks stole the ball! He's quickly advancing to the other half of the court for a fast break. In pursuit of him is Williams, it seems that he's determined to make up for his mistake just now. But wait! he stopped! 2 meters before the 3 point line and he shoots! Such an unreasonable shot, instead of making a safer 2 points, he chose to make a 3 pointer! The confidence of this rookie is off the charts!"
As Dante made a shot while using his [must score shot] again. As he was about to turn around, he actually collided with Wiilliams who didn't have time to control his body. It was a good thing that only his arms got hit. So as the ball was about to reach the basket, the referee whistled for a foul.
'Shua'
After hearing the sound, Dante immediately became happy.
A short period of silence appeared in the Wachovia center.
In just under a minute, This handsome white haired man, who had never been known to the basketball world, showed an unexpected performance.
This goal is not just as simple as a 4 pointer. This goal directly knocked down the momentum of Sixer's in an instant.
Moreover, whether Dante is a lunatic or not, at least he showed strong confidence when he didn't even look at the ball.
Many people began to suspect one thing, this includes everyone in the Knicks: Is he....the Knicks secret weapon?
So Dante made a free throw, which he surprisingly made without activating his [must score shot]. This makes the score 81-101.
Williams was angry. It would be too shameful to become a stepping stone for a rookie, especially an undrafted one!
So Williams got the ball again. This time he was a bit more careful, he didn't let Dante's hand come close to the ball.
Seeing this, Dante took a step back, he was also unwilling to use his [must steal] feature for a bench player. You must know that it costs twice as much [must score shot] than a [must block] and [must take rebound].
This time instead of making a breakthrough, Williams chose to make a 2 point jump shot 19 feet away from the basket.
Snapped!
Onsite Commentator: "Oh my god! The undrafted rookie blocked Williams!"
"No, It's not over yet!"
Lou Williams after taking a huge stride, direcly picked up the basketball that fell on the ground, and then jumped to shoot again.
After landing on the ground, Dante squatted down with both legs, and jumped up again.
Williams height of 1.85 meters compared to Dante's 1.96 meters, even if Dante's bounce is not as good as Williams, the result is still inevitable because of the [must block].
Snapped!
Another block!
This time, the ball was picked up by Robinson and the Knicks unexpectedly prevented another round from the Sixer's.
"Great Job, Strife!" D'Antoni was full of praise for Dante's defense this time.
Lou Williams was a little surprised to see this white haired guy who was not excited at all. He just had a faint smile on his fast, as if what he did was just an ordinary thing.
This was two consecutive blocks in one round. If it was him, he would have to scream while pulling his jersey.
"Only this time, I will definitely get 1 back!" Williams voice sounded softly beside Dante's ear.
The Knicks attacked, the ball moved a few times and then returned to Robinson, with only 8 seconds left on the shot clock.
Just as Robinson was about to force a shot, he saw a figure, asking for the ball in the corner, without thinking about it, he passed the ball.
Just as Dante got the ball, a defender immediately posted him. It's a pity that Dante doesn't even need to aim so his shot speed is abnormally fast. Before the defender got close, the ball already left Dante's hands.
Shua!
84:101, Dante chased another 3 pointer making the point difference below 20.
The sixers attacked, this time Williams didn't do it alone, he passed the ball to his teammates. but it's that it missed.
Then they saw a blue no. 7 jersey flew up and took off the rebound with one hand above Thaddeus Young's head.
Onsite Commentator: "It's Strife, he grabbed the Knicks extremely rare defensive rebound today!"
"The two blocks just now were also amazing, it seems that his physical fitness is really good!"
"Can these two confirm that he is an extremely good defensive player?"
After Dante took off the rebound he found himself surrounded by the inside players of the Sixer's, so Dante made a motoin of passing the ball towards Robinson on the inside.
The Sixer's players were obviously misled by Dante. Just when they moved their feet to block the angle of Dante's pass, Dante suddenly threw the ball toawrds the middle of the court, where Wilson Chandler was waiting for a fast break.
Bang!
A powerful dunk with both hands from Chandler!
Chandler, who landed, raised his head to the sky and screamed, as if venting his frustrations from the entire game.
Onsite Commentator: "It's Dante, It's him again! How did he pass the ball?"
"Is he still a good passer?"
86:101, The Knicks chased another two points because of Dante's outstanding performance.
The Knicks bench erupted with a warm applause and some even wave their towels.
This is the sign of the Knick's comeback. The Sixer's coach shouted to Williams and Young who were passing by from the sidelines:
"Lou give the ball to Thaddeus on the inside. Thaddeus you shoot this ball, use your offense on the inside to suppress their momentum!"
Both players nodded.