The older superstars of the NBA

Last 43 seconds.

Toronto Raptors serve.

With the two sides tied, the Raptors gave the ball directly to Kawhi Leonard. The New York Knicks also quickly adopted double-teaming measures, with Adrian Ennis and DeAndre Jordan marking him at the same time.

Leonard, who was double-teamed, had no choice but to throw the ball.

Snapped.

The basketball falls into the hands of Kyle Lowry.

Zhao Feiyang was not idle either. After he got the basketball, he decisively reached out to interfere. Danny Green on the side immediately came over to cover and quickly helped Lowry avoid Zhao Feiyang's pursuit.

Seizing the opportunity, Lowry came to the three-point line and decisively raised the basketball to take a shot. Zach LaVine pounced on him at the last moment. Although he failed to hit Lowry, it still affected his shooting.

boom.

The basketball bounced out of the basket.

In the chaos, Marc Gasol rushed forward to steal the rebound. He didn't hesitate when he got the rebound. He rushed to the basket and planned to dunk.

At the critical moment, Porzingis stepped in and the two met each other in mid-air. Gasol's dunk was finally forced down by Porzingis.

The basketball falls out.

This time the person who came up was Pascal Siakam. He took advantage of the Knicks' defensive loophole and rushed to the basket, throwing the ball with a hook.

Snapped.

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced twice.

boom.

boom.

On the third shot, the basketball finally fell firmly into the basket.

The ball went in.

120:118.

The Raptors lead by 2 points.

There are only 27 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Knicks didn't dare to hesitate. LaVine stood under the basket and threw the ball directly to Zhao Feiyang. Zhao Feiyang held the ball through half the court, and other players came up to help him cover.

Zhao Feiyang wanted to secretly pass the ball to Porzingis and Jordan, but unexpectedly, these two people were stared at by the opponent's big man, and it was indeed difficult to find an opportunity even for a sneak attack.

Finally, he successfully brought the ball across the half court.

Lowry stood in front of Zhao Feiyang and guarded him one-on-one. Perhaps he wanted to help the Raptors buy more time. Without thinking much, Lowry pounced on him and forced Zhao Feiyang to take action.

Zhao Feiyang aimed a feint at Lowry, then suddenly stepped back and raised the basketball to shoot.

Lowry's reaction was half a beat too slow, and by the time he reacted, Zhao Feiyang had already thrown the ball.

Swish.

A crisp three-pointer hit the basket steadily.

121:120.

The Knicks went ahead by 1 point.

Fans throughout Madison Square Garden stood up excitedly, screaming and shouting, and many appeared to be cheering.

Only the last 13 seconds are left on the timer.

If the Raptors can't score this goal, then the Knicks can win the first game of the series.

The situation has reached its most tense moment.

call out.

The referee whistle sounded.

The Raptors used up their last timeout.

The team's head coach Nick Nurse gathered the players together, picked up the tactical board and began to arrange the final tactics.

At the same time, on the Knicks' bench, head coach Norman Thomas also made adjustments to the players.

Dwight Howard replaced Jordan, who was severely exhausted, and Porzingis continued to guard the team's interior. LaVine among the trio was also replaced. His performance in this game was not stable enough, especially on the defensive end, and he failed to do his job well. Therefore, coach Thomas chose to replace Dennis Smith Jr., who was more focused on defense.

"Guys! Remember, as long as we can prevent this time, we can win the game!"

"Let's go for it!"

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded and players from both sides returned.

The referee gave the basketball to Siakam who was standing on the sidelines. After getting the ball, he was ready to release the ball. The players on both sides of the court quickly started to move. Leonard was directly double-teamed by Porzingis and Adrian, and Lowry was also tightly entangled by Zhao Feiyang.

In such a tense situation, Siakam made a bold move.

Snapped.

He gave the ball to Danny Green who ran out of the open space. Green got the ball and was about to take a shot. Siakam went directly to Leonard to cover him.

Taking this opportunity, Leonard finally broke out of the siege. Green decisively passed the ball to his hands. Leonard, who took the basketball, didn't even have extra time to stop, and hurriedly jumped up and shot in the two zones.

Swish.

When the basketball hit the net, there was a wailing sound in the entire arena.

Fans sighed constantly, and many felt sorry for the Knicks.

"Damn it! We lost!"

"This guy Kawhi is so strong! No wonder the Raptors wanted to trade him even if they abandoned their veteran star, even if this guy only has one year to use..."

"We haven't lost yet! There's still time! There's still the last 0.9 seconds..."

"Are you kidding? Kill the Raptors in 0.9 seconds? How is that possible?"

call out.

The referee's whistle sounded and the Knicks called a timeout.

The score on the court was 122 to 121.

The Knicks trailed by 1 points.

Although there have been many times in history when players reversed the situation at the last moment, this situation of 0.9 seconds is quite difficult for any team. Even if the shooting percentage is high enough, I'm afraid I have to look at luck in such a short situation!

In the Raptors' team bench, a group of players had already begun to celebrate the victory.

Lowry and his teammates kept high-fiving and cheering together, as if they had already won the first victory in the series at this moment. Only Leonard stood there silently, looking like he still had caution written all over his face.

"Hey, Kawhi! Be happy, we won!"

"This is the first game of the series. After we win a few more games, we can successfully enter the Eastern Conference finals... This is really something to look forward to..."

Lori spoke.

His initiative did not make Leonard happy. On the contrary, Leonard remained very calm, "Kyle, the game is not over yet!"

"Come on! Man, can any of them complete the kill in 0.9 seconds? Are you kidding me?"

Lowry looked like he didn't believe it at all, "I know that many players have done this before, but those winning shots are all accidental. It can be said that most of them are based on luck... ..I don’t think the Knicks have that kind of luck. …”

"The probability of this is really small! We won't be able to encounter everything, right?"

Not only Lowry, but also the fans at the scene had no expectations at all for the remaining time! Some fans even left the venue early.

In the Knicks' team bench, head coach Thomas had nothing to say at this time.

The same goes for the players.

Everyone knows that there are not many tactics to deploy in such a short time, and all they have to do is probably to leave it to fate.

"Coach, let me do it!"

"I can execute one final attack!"

Just when everyone looked desperate, Zhao Feiyang, the team leader, stood up.