Denver blew a 22-point lead at the start of the final quarter, with the LA Clippers taking the lead with about 40 seconds left when Eagles captain Bogdan Bogdanović sneaked under Nikola Jokić and made an offensive rebound to give the home team the first advantage...
But, NIKOLA JOKIC showed that he is the best in the world, with an incredible point over Ivica Zubac, he brought the team back, the host was precise but left time for the attack...
The NBA announced that the game-winning basket had never been scored closer to the end of the game than when Aaron Gordon gave Denver a break point in a 101:99 victory.
Jokić tried to score the winning shot with Sombor Šaflo, the ball missed the rim and Aaron Gordon did what he does best - dunked with the siren sound. It was his incredible dunk miss that allowed the Clippers to break the tie at 1:1 in the Bol Arena.
"As soon as I threw the ball, I knew it was bad, I waited until the last second and took a few unnecessary steps... It's true that I remember the game that Partizan lost in the same way to enter the Final Four, when Josh Childers picked up Miloš Teodosić's missed shot from under the hoop to win the Euroleague, I'll tell you about that somewhere. However, I didn't want to add. But the series is tied, now that's the most important thing," said Jokić after another historic game with 36 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists.
In this century, Jokić has had such a performance in the playoffs four times, while everyone else in the NBA has had none!
The hero of the victory before the series resumes on Monday in Denver, Gordon, seems to be the only one in the Crypto Arena who knew he arrived in time to score.
"Jokić kicked earlier, so we had time. I just tried to get it, and an airball is difficult, practically impossible to defend. I was in the right place at the right time. And as for the fight, I didn't let anyone attack my younger teammate," said Gordon, who reacted violently to six technical fouls, three on each side, due to James Harden's conflict with Christian Brown.
The NBA has admitted that a basket has never been closer to the end of time - It can't get any closer..., the strongest basketball league in the world announced.
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