Williams dribbled the ball and when he came close to the 3 point line, he quickly passed it to Young without stopping.
Onsite Commentator: "This ball is undoubtedly for Young to eat his way in the inside using his speed, which is what he is good at."
Young received the ball from inside the 3 point line on the left corner. He directly tried to make a layup, knowing that David Lee can't keep up with him.
"Be careful!"
No one is really sure who shouted, but as the ball left Young's hand, a player with a no. 7 blue jersey suddenly appeared in front of him.
Snapped!
Bang!
Commentator: "OOOOhHH It's another block! Another block from the Knicks no.7!"
Fans: "What the hell! Where did this guy come from!
Fans: "Man, This guy is everywhere! Are you sure he's undrafted?"
As the ball bounced on the board, David Lee caught the rebound. It's a pity that the Sixer's already went back to their other half of the court or it could have been another fast break.
D'Antoni was in a trance for a moment off the court. Dante's wonderful moments off the court were obviously beyond his imagination. His defensive awareness was definitely displayed to the fullest.
Dante felt someone pat him on the shoulder, It was David Lee.
"Nice block, man. Come on!"
Dante still with that faint smile on his face, nodded at Lee for his encouragement. He quickly ran straight to the opponents halfcourt after Lee handed the ball to Robinson.
Robinson took the ball near the opponents 3 point line, Dante suddenly came out to meet him, everyone thought he was going to set a pick and roll for Robinson, Robinson was also taken aback.
According to the normal tactics, it is usually Crawford who will do the pick and roll with him at this time.
Surprisingly, Dante actually passed Robinson, he actually didn't mean to do a pick and roll.
When Dante was already 1 meter beyond the 3 point line, he suddenly turned around and made a direct movement of catching the ball.
At this point in the game, Dante already gained the trust of his teammates. So Robinson passed the ball to him.
Everyone was immediately surprised because they saw Dante make shooting motion.
Everyone was thinking: 'Again? but that's a meter beyond the 3 point line!'
Dante's shooting action made everyone dumbfounded, it was like literally throwing the ball as a high as in the air as possible. As a result the ball made an exaggerated high arc.
After Dante made a shot and as the ball was still falling towards the basket, he turned around and ran towards the Knicks halfcourt with a calm smile on his face.
Shua!
89:101.
The Knicks momentum was in full swing!
The Sixer's coach immediately called a timeout.
"Dammit, That white haired kid dominated the game as soon as he came on the court, will you just watch him play like this?"
"Restrain him for me, otherwise we'll become the stepping stones at the foot of this unknown kid!"
"Andre(Iguodala)! You go mark him, remember he's a shooter, so as much as possible don't let him catch the ball."
Iguodala: "Got it, coach"
"As for the offense, pass the ball to Elton on the inside when he has a chance. Let's take our first win of the season. Go Sixer's!"
After the Head coach said the general tactical arrangement, the assistant coaches immediately did their part. The Sixer's were about to play the strongest lineup for Dante.
When Dante left the field, the applause from his teammates gave him the encouragement he longed for. After some high-fives, head coach D'Antoni finally addressed him.
"Dante, that was a beautiful shot. I didn't expect you to have such shot, you already made 3 of 3, 3 pointers. How's your condition?"
"Just doing my job. I'm fine coach." Dante replied.
After D'Antoni nodded: "Listen up team, Next they're going to mark Dante so you're going to have plenty of opportunities but if you see an open way to pass the ball to Dante, do it. Chris(Duhon), if you see Dante on the outside give him the ball."
D"Antoni quickly arranged some more tactics around Dante. He replaced everyone except Dante and David Lee with all the main lineup.
He retained Wilson Chandler and put David Lee in the 5th position because their main center Randolph already went back to the locker room.
Everyone didn't have a problem with this arrangement. There is an unwritten rule in the game to pass the ball to a teammate with hot hands.
What everyone didn't know is that as a man with a system, Dante's hands are always hot.
D'Antoni looked at Dante who turned around and entered the field, no one knowing what he was thinking.
Onsite Commentator:"It seems that the game isn't over yet folks! Both sides are sending out their main players. These last moments of the game will clearly decide the outcome. Let us see if the undrafted rookie can continue his miracle."
Andre Miller played the 2nd position for the Sixer's and he has a precise shot today. He has scored 20 points in this game.
After Miller got the ball, he was about to shoot, but found that Dante restricted him to death, he was afraid to get stolen like Williams so he had to pass the ball.
Facing David Lee, Elton Brand is basically in a state of getting what he wants and after breaking through, he immediately mad 2 point layup at the rim.
89:103.
With the Knicks possession, Lee wanted to return one but Brand, who was taller and stronger, took the ball directly and sent a long pass to Miller.
Miller scored a 2 point layup at the rim.
89:105, The score that was finally caught up was enlarged again.
D'Antoni: "Pass the damn ball to Strife!"
This undoubtedly sends out a signal: D'Antoni wants to take a gamble and leave everything to Dante. He wants to see if Dante in the 3rd position can continue to bring surprises.
Dante raised his head and glanced at the big screen. 5 minutes and 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter, he became a little anxious again.
Dante's amazing 3 pointers didn't really convince the main players much, coupled with Iguodala's defense, they were even more afraid to give him the ball. so in the next few rounds, Dante couldn't get the ball.
Everyone knows that Iguodala didn't become a starter because of his offensive talent but because of his defense.
As time went on, Dante's defensive ability was once again impressive. Miller didn't even make a single shot of 3 attempts but Elton Brand continued to show off his power against David Lee.