On the Heat Team’s next possession, they committed an unforced turnover when Durant dribbled the ball off his own foot and out of bounds.
Clearly, Hansen’s return and continuous scoring affected more than just morale; the potent aura of spirit also intimidated the Heat Team.
Spoelstra quickly called for a tiout upon seeing this.
After coming off the court, Hansen sat on the bench, took a towel from Sacre, and draped it over his head before leaning back.
At this point, the team doctor approached Hansen with a portable oxygen bottle.
After Hansen sat up straight, the doctor passed it over, allowing him to take a couple of breaths and asked how he felt.
With the tiout almost over, Hansen nodded and continued onto the court.
The cara focused on Hansen, inciting another wave of restlessness in the arena.
Even when trailing 1 to 3, the Heat fans still believed in victory, confident in their exceptional skills and ample physical reserves, unafraid of a drawn-out battle with the Grizzlies.
However, at this mont, as they watched Hansen—who seed at any mont to collapse yet never did—they felt despair for the first ti.
They could not possibly beat Hansen.
This thought, like a devil’s whisper, lingered in their minds and quickly spread.
After the tiout, Wade broke through to the basket and fell over while contending with Little Gasol, earning two free throws.
Wade, helped up by his teammates, took a long breath.
Not only the fans felt the pressure from Hansen, but he certainly wouldn’t choose to give up.
Wade sank both free throws, bringing the score to 98 to 93, with the Grizzlies maintaining a 5-point lead.
Finally, Hansen’s shot went off target, but Little Gasol grabbed the offensive rebound, scored two more over Perkins’s defense, and drew a foul.
After the basket, Little Gasol pumped his fist and roared.
Winning tonight’s ga for Hansen was a must-do!
Hansen, hands on his knees, saw Little Gasol coming up for a high-five and then took a long breath before straightening up.
With Little Gasol’s successful free throw, the Grizzlies’ lead extended to 8 points.
Bosh and Durant executed a pick-and-roll, and after receiving Durant’s pass, Bosh took flight for a layup.
But as he went up with the ball, it suddenly felt lighter in his hands.
When he turned his head, he saw Hansen, who had sohow reached the basket, stealing the ball right out of his hands!
The crowd was stunned. Could Hansen still manage a steal?
No, it wasn’t just a steal; he was also on the fast break with Conley!
Conley, facing Wade’s defense on the fast break, passed the ball to the following Hansen, who went up for a sky-high layup.
Wade turned to block, and the mont he made contact with Hansen, it felt as though he was hit by a fireball.
Hansen, with Wade on him, powered the ball through the hoop.
For the first ti tonight, the difference had reached 10 points!
The crowd went wild.
They truly couldn’t win against Hansen!
With only four minutes left in the ga, Spoelstra had no choice but to call another tiout.
After making the layup, Hansen stood under the basket for a good while until Guy saw him, ran back to ask a few questions, and together they walked back to the bench.
Upon returning from the tiout, the Heat Team continued to miss their offensive efforts, and although there was still ti, their body language betrayed a psychological breakdown.
When a 104-degree fever can’t take down your opponent, what can you use to defeat him?
The Heat Team didn’t give up, but they also failed to close the gap to within 5 points.
Under the stalemate, re ti separated the Grizzlies from their Dynasty.
In the last 4 seconds, with the Grizzlies leading by 8 points, Conley received the ball from Little Gasol’s inbounds pass, and the Heat Team did not foul anymore.
At the final buzzer, Conley clutched the ball tightly to his chest.
"They’ve done it! They really did it!" Barkley, already emotional, shouted from the comntary booth.
"God gave 23 to Michael and the remaining 77 to Han! That’s the truth!" O’Neal quoted Hansen’s most iconic saying.
But at this mont, no one would contest that statent.
At that point, Hansen could barely stand, propped up on Guy’s shoulder.
The end of the ga didn’t an the end of his fever; in fact, that was when he felt his weakest.
Because the final whistle allowed the tight string within him to relax.
Seeing this, Randolph hurried over to take Hansen’s other hand and rested it on his shoulder.
The two of them helped Hansen back to the bench.
Jordan’s "Flu Ga" collapse into Pippen’s arms is an iconic image, and this was a new iconic image unfolding.
The Grizzlies players also reined in their celebration, gathering around Hansen as he ca off the court.
Around them, reporters and their caras quickly converged.
This was the Grizzlies’ most thrilling mont, yet also their most exceptional.
After Hansen recovered for a while, he stood up, and all caras instantly turned to him.
He made no superfluous gestures, simply holding up three fingers to the caras, representing what the Grizzlies had achieved.
The Grizzlies players began their wild celebrations.
Despite nurous challenges and skepticism, the Grizzlies still accomplished a three-peat, creating a Dynasty!
At that ti, Wade ca over to Hansen, hugged him, and offered his congratulations.
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