Unlike at the start when they were trailing by over 20 points and had a carefree attitude, the gap has now narrowed to 11 points, meaning the New York Knicks still have a chance. When the gap widened again, Old Nelson was extremely frustrated.
After fighting hard for one and a half quarters and barely narrowing the gap to 11 points, the opposing rookie had a sudden burst of energy, rendering their efforts futile!
On the other side, Del Harris was relieved that he didn't call a timeout when the gap narrowed to 11 points, or he wouldn't have witnessed the stunning performance of that pesky youngster in those two plays.
Among them, the pass from the Magician directly to Zhang Hao deep in the basket shouldn't logically be intended for Zhang Hao. Jason Williams, positioned on the left of the paint, received the ball and was ready to score, even though it wasn't an easy direct score. It still had a fifty percent chance, whereas Zhang Hao's move was truly risky.
