Fanci's three-pointer put Dallas into a desperate situation.
They went from leading by more than double digits to falling behind, and even lost their strongest defensive power inside. The situation was very unfavorable for them, and the entire American Airlines Center fell into silent sadness.
TNT's camera moved to Mark Cuban on the sidelines.
Cuban dragged his chin with his hands, trying hard to focus his eyes on the field.
Unspeakable desolation.
At this time, Jason Kidd dribbled the ball across half court.
Rick Carlisle wanted to request a timeout, but Nowitzki suddenly reached out and refused.
And he ran from the baseline to the free throw line, holding on to the defender to pass the ball from Kidd. Then, he turned around and took a step...
For a long time in the past, high-minded American commentators have said that Nowitzki is a softie.
But now, this 'soft guy' entered the penalty area with unparalleled courage. He carried the double attack and threw the basketball forcefully out of the gap... Whoops!
Hit a 2-pointer and the Mavericks took the lead.
The German tank burst out with amazing energy at the last moment, but after scoring the goal, it didn't say a word and returned to the backcourt in silence.
Nowitzki is not a passionate power forward like Garnett.
He used his silence to build the Great Wall of Dallas.
Having lived in Dallas for 13 years, despite the ups and downs, my blood has never run cold and my armor is still there.
The game continues.
Both sides have no way out.
Returning to the half court, Fanxi continued to go straight in. After encountering a double attack, he passed the basketball to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant completed a mid-range jump shot.
He finally found his touch.
Looking back, Nowitzki killed the Lakers' defense with a turn-over jump shot, and Dallas continued to lead.
Both sides come and go.
Alternately increase the score.
Until there are 28 seconds left in the game.
The Dallas Mavericks requested a timeout.
At this time, the Lakers led by 1 point, 108:107, but Dallas had the ball.
In a sense, the initiative is in the hands of the Mavericks.
However, it is very difficult to say until now.
Fanci returned to the bench, his face full of anxiety. Nowitzki was like a magic weapon descending from heaven. He made every shot in the last three minutes. The Lakers tried their best, with Fanci and Kobe working hard at the same time.
, and then the battle ended in a draw with him.
Regardless of the final result, tonight was Nowitzki's masterpiece.
Of course, tonight will also be Fanci's playoff masterpiece.
"Jack, do you need to take a break so we can guard this ball and then let you play again?" Phil Jackson asked Fanci.
Fan Xi shook her head and refused.
Although he rested for a long time in the middle, his consumption was too great in the fourth quarter. Dallas used a lot of defensive power on him. Starting from the second half of the fourth quarter, he became the first target of Dallas' defensive end.
One goal.
This is something that neither Charles Barkley nor Kenny Smith expected. All along, as long as Kobe is around, other Lakers defenders have it easy.
Tonight, it was reversed.
This shows how amazing Fan Xi's performance was tonight.
When Phil Jackson saw Fan Xi's firm expression, he stopped saying anything.
He began to arrange tactics to target Nowitzki. He believed that Nowitzki should be strictly guarded next to prevent Nowitzki from catching the ball.
But at this time, Fan Xi frowned.
He said: "I think it is very likely that the Mavericks' last possession will not be executed by Nowitzki."
As soon as Fan Xi said this, the Lakers bench was shocked.
How can it be?
Nowitzki is hitting every shot now, and he is the absolute core of Dallas. If the basketball at the last moment is not left to him, who else can be left to him?
This is an unspoken rule of the NBA.
He is also a superstar, an absolute leader who must bear the obligations and enjoy the power.
Kobe frowned and asked Fanci: "Jack, you don't understand the NBA. It's impossible for Nowitzki to give this shot to someone else. Scottie Pippen even had a fight with Phil because he didn't take the last shot.
Jackson had a conflict..."
Kobe revisited the past and wanted Fan Xi to understand the 'political' meaning of the last shot.
Fan Xi stopped arguing.
Phil Jackson not only deployed tactics to strictly defend Nowitzki, but also emphasized the importance of defending other Dallas players.
Immediately, he began to arrange the final offensive problem.
"If the Dallas Mavericks miss a shot and we grab the rebound, we will request a timeout as soon as possible. If they hit, we will look at the remaining time. If the time is more than 5 seconds, we will request a timeout. If it does not exceed 5 seconds, who will
Whoever catches the basketball will advance quickly and look for offensive opportunities."
Phil Jackson said in detail.
Beep!
The whistle soon sounded, and the final battle came.
The fans in the stadium didn't know when they started to stand up.
They were all waving flags and cheering for the home team, shouting that Dallas must win!
More than 20,000 people cheered for the Mavericks.
After Jason Kidd received the basketball, Fanci stared closely in front of him.
Fan Xi let go of one meter away.
Kidd stopped one meter outside the three-point line.
He is wasting time.
It can be seen that the Mavericks have no intention of attacking another goal, and their physical reserves are not much.
Fan Xi did not press the old Kidd.
He let old Kidd waste his time.
Until there were only 11 seconds left in their 24-second attack time, Haywood suddenly came out of the penalty area, but he was standing at the free throw line. He made a screen for Nowitzki who was walking empty-handed.
.
Nowitzki quickly bypassed Gasol's defense.
The Lakers had already responded, and the defense immediately shrank towards Nowitzki.
Jason Kidd moved, he took a quick step to the right, and then he made a shooting motion.
Fan Xi was not fooled.
He quickly passed the basketball in Nowitzki's direction.
Fan Xi subconsciously retreated to Nowitzki's side.
But in an instant, Kidd's basketball hit Peja Stojakovic in the left corner.
Stojakovic is completely open, he is a sharpshooter.
He just ran back from the free throw line, and Matt Barnes, who was guarding him, was flanking Nowitzki.
Oops!
Phil Jackson was shocked.
Just when Phil Jackson was extremely surprised.
Fan Xi suddenly came galloping over. He used the maximum explosive power and speed in his body and flew forward desperately.
Try your best to interfere with Stojakovic's shot.
Fan Xi was like a roc spreading its wings in the air, but in the end it was still a little bit behind.
The basketball flew out less than 1 centimeter above Fan Xi's fingertips.
Fan Xi quickly shouted for a rebound. After landing, he quickly rushed to the penalty area in an attempt to grab the rebound.
However.
Peja Stojakovic is, after all, a long-established marksman.
He was born to shoot.
Whoosh!
The basketball penetrated the rim.
The energy in the American Airlines Center exploded instantly, and all the fans were chanting.
This three-pointer is a life-saving elixir for them.
At this time, Fan Xi in the penalty area quickly pushed the still stunned Bynum out of the baseline, asking him to quickly pass the basketball to him.
This process is completed within a second.
Fan Xi received the basketball and while the American Airlines Center Arena was still shouting and celebrating, he ran towards the frontcourt with the ball.
At this time, there are still 5.46 seconds left before the end of the game.
Following Phil Jackson's instructions, this should have been a request for a timeout.
However, Fan Xi didn't care anymore, he ran wildly, and he seized the fleeting opportunity.
His unconventional move allowed him to quickly break through the midline, and Dallas players rushed towards him.
At this time, Phil Jackson had the opportunity to request a timeout.
But he raised his hand in the air and finally put it down.
He decided to let Fan Xi handle the matter by himself.
The Lakers are now 2 points behind.
He believed in Fan Xi, and he believed that Fan Xi would be able to give a perfect answer.
Moreover, even if it fails, he will not blame Fan Xi.
There is a price for young people to grow up.
What's more, the reason why this game can reach this point is because of Fan Xi.
Fanshie spun past the flying Stevenson at the midline. Then, Jason Kidd's charging foul was directly obliterated by his sudden stop and change of direction.
He quickly came to the three-point line.
At this time, there are 2.8 seconds left.
He stopped abruptly.
He could have broken into the penalty area and challenged Haywood's defense.
Or passing the basketball to another Kobe.
However, he had no choice.
He paused and even made an adjustment.
Then, throw the basketball quickly.
In the way he is most comfortable with.
The moment the basketball was released, Fan Xi felt extremely smooth.
It's like it's been practiced perfectly countless times.
Fan Xi felt extremely confident inside.
This was his first buzzer-beating shot in the playoffs.
So, when he landed, he raised his hands in advance.
Then turned around.
There was a victorious smile on his face.
Beep!
A rapid electronic buzzer sounded in the arena.
The backboard behind him was brightly red.
Then... shua!
The basketball fell into the net.
Pierce the Dallas basket.
It also penetrated the souls of more than 20,000 fans in the audience.
110:109.
Fan Xi hit a three-pointer to defeat the Mavericks.
The Mavericks fell in the Western Conference semifinals.
Nowitzki, who scored 54 points in the game, saw the basketball enter the basket. His tall and strong body collapsed instantly. His strong body seemed to be drained instantly, and he squatted down.
Covering his face with his hands.
He couldn't bear to look at this cruel scene.
He is like Chris Webber who was eliminated by Garnett in the Western Conference semifinals.
At this moment, the camera just happened to capture him squatting down and Fan Xi with her hands raised not far away.
Tonight is Nowitzki's failure and Fanci's success.
28 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks, plus a super kill!
Fanshi brought all the halo about basketball to himself tonight.
If before this game, Chris Paul still dared to say that Fan Xi was just relying on his teammates to improve statistics, then after this game, Paul, who had never touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals, had to raise his head and look at Fan Xi.
.
Tonight, when his teammates were in a slump, Fanci took the lead and led the charge, pulled the Lakers up from a desperate situation, and completed a buzzer-beating victory, killing the Mavericks at their home court and heading into the Western Conference Finals.
4:1.
"Tonight, Fanci is undoubtedly a superstar. His brilliance surpassed that of Kobe Bryant for the first time. I have never seen any rookie perform so shockingly in the first playoffs of his career, even if
Even Magic Johnson was far behind him."
"The Lakers found a treasure."
Kenny Smith said excitedly on TV.
At the scene, Fanshie was already surrounded by his teammates, and the excited Matt Barnes even put a Gatorade drink bucket over his head.
At the home court in Dallas, they celebrated their team's promotion crazily.
"Without Jack Fan, you are no match for us."
On the sidelines, after shaking hands with Phil Jackson, Rick Carlisle gritted his teeth and said, "We can even sweep you."
"Yes, but so what?"
Phil Jackson smiled and spread his palms.
He is the winner now.
Rick Carlisle was so angry that he walked back to the locker room with his head down, like all the Mavericks players who said nothing.
All of them knew in their hearts that it was Fan Xi who destroyed their dream of a championship. If the Lakers hadn't suddenly gained the strength of Fan Xi, and if Fan Xi hadn't shown his prowess in the game, they would have been promoted.
But it makes no sense to say any of this now.
Fan Xi was already standing next to the venue and being interviewed by reporters. He was the biggest winner of this game.
In front of the TV, Ma Chen and Lu Yuan had already opened champagne to celebrate, and they could already imagine the news reports from around the world starting in the early morning.
Vansh kills the game!
It was still morning on the other side of the ocean, but both fans and ordinary people were naturally excited after hearing the news.
Fan Xi, the Chinese who suddenly broke into the NBA and the miracle boy who shined across the ocean, has brought many surprises and shocks to the Chinese people in the past six months.
It's hard not to be proud of him.
"It was just a common shot that I made all the time in training camp."
Fanci's modest review of 'Versailles': "It's so ordinary that as soon as I shot it, I knew it would go in, and then I habitually raised my hands in celebration."
"I didn't mean to do this. But if you say it will become a world-famous painting, I will happily accept it. No one doesn't like praise, and I am the same as everyone."
"Nowitzki is a player that I like and respect very much. He has always been a role model for me to move forward. He brings me a lot of spiritual inspiration. I am very happy to beat him. This means more to me than
Any other game in my career. Because he is as high as a mountain in my mind."
"I guessed that he wasn't going to take the final shot. He has always been such a good and selfless leader. In the All-Star Game, he tried his best to grab rebounds. He didn't take the final shot. He passed the ball to me.
, he made me the All-Star Game MVP. So, I predicted it would be the same situation tonight."
Fan Xi spoke to the media.
His respect for Nowitzki is palpable.
At this time, a Dallas reporter suddenly asked him a question: "Jack, you admire Nowitzki so much. So, have you ever thought about playing with him?"