But as much as they were unwilling to accept it, they could only watch as the Pacers took the lead...
After Su Wan’s free throw, Nowitzki stood up and forcefully took a shot, drawing a foul from Artest.
At that mont, the cheers of the Mavericks fans, long missed, erupted once again.
But Nowitzki, usually so steady at the free-throw line, ultimately made only 1 of 2.
When the second free throw bounced out and was grabbed by Little O’Neal, the faces of the Dallas fans were in their hands.
Barkley was shaking his head, "Nowitzki’s psyche is obviously fluctuating, and the prospect of being overtaken has crushed him!"
After that, Su Wan drew in the double team, and Artest’s three-point shot succeeded in giving the Pacers a one-point lead.
"Little General" Johnson decisively called the last tiout and set up the play.
Although their 12-point lead had vanished, they still had one more shot at offense, 10 seconds and 34 on the clock, a side-out ball; enough ti to pull off a tactical play. If they made this shot, they would kill the Pacers like the last ti they t in the regular season.
The Mavericks fans were praying too.
If they did it once before, they believed they could surely do it again this ti.
"Beep!"
The buzzer sounded, marking the start of the final, fate-deciding play. All Mavericks fans stood up, holding their breath, waiting for the miracle to happen.
So of the Mavericks fans were already on the brink of collapse.
They really couldn’t accept that their team, leading by 15 points, could be overturned by the Pacers in the final quarter, and by Su Wan alone.
This was the worst scenario they could imagine...
"Beep!"
As the whistle sounded again, the ball left Dan Piel’s hands and went to Nowitzki, who feigned an attack with the ball. This ti the Pacers chose to double team, and this brightened Johnson’s eyes.
Do you know what the best part about the Spurs is?
That’s the ability to transfer the ball over a wide range.
As a forr Spurs player, Johnson had brought this tactic to Dallas.
The ball flew from the double-tead Nowitzki to Howard beyond the three-point line, then continued to Stackhouse, and finally to Terry.
After two wide transfers, Terry was in an absolutely open position.
Was it fate?
Once again it was taking the last shot.
"Jet" didn’t hesitate to shoot the three.
But just as the ball was about to be released from his hands, before it even flew out, a figure lunged in front of him.
Terry was confronted with a pair of determined eyes:
This ti, I will block you!
"Snap!"
Then Terry felt huge resistance transmitting from his hand.
Blocked!
"Little General" Johnson closed his eyes in despair.
It’s over!
Just as despairing were the Mavericks fans in the arena, who, like those drained of their essence, stood there, expressionless.
Amidst the low gasps, the ball flew towards the backcourt, and before it left the court, the red lights on the backboard ca on, followed closely by the piercing sound of the buzzer.
The sa last-second overtaking, the sa Mavericks ball possession, the sa last Terry attack.
But this ti, Su Wan fulfilled his promise made at the post-ga press conference:
Next ti, I will definitely block that ga-winning shot.
And tonight, when the opportunity ca again, Su Wan seized it.
Another brilliant 15-point coback in the last quarter, Barkley said, "Su Wan prayed to the gods, and who answered him was himself at the end of March, unwilling to concede. This ti, he rectified his own regret by hand, on the stage of the finals!"
"Let’s congratulate this incredible Super Rookie, he has won the championship once again!" Bill Walton shouted as well, "Ladies and gentlen, don’t forget, he’s just 20 years and 11 months old, an age when Michael Jordan was dreaming about his draft spot, Tim Duncan was waiting to finish his senior year in college, and the most successful rookie in history, Magic Johnson, had just experienced the pain of his first NBA Finals."
"But Su Wan, he’s already launching a fierce assault on the throne of the best active player in the league!"
Upon hearing the final buzzer, Su Wan yelled towards the stands:
"Dallas, out!"
Having said that, he showed a fierce look and gestured a "throat-slitting" motion to the Mavericks fans who had been cheering all night but were now silent.
Journalists on site quickly picked up their caras to capture Su Wan’s gesture.
Without a doubt, this would beco another banned celebration, just like the "Locking Throat" Su Wan had done against Detroit the previous year.
But it would also beco a classic of the NBA Finals...
Erin watched the scene and thoughtfully opened her notebook, writing down the headline for tomorrow’s report:
"June 9th, sunny weather, Su Wan kills those Dallas people!"
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