Chapter 99: Error 99
The overtime begins, and Paul George does not have time to wait and starts with a pullup. Fox, when provoked, fouled on the shot but only managed a free throw.
Kawhi Leonard responded with a shot on an assist from Westbrook. Malik Monk makes a floating-driving jump shot next.
But what the Kings feared happens. After a 3-pointer by Westbrook, Paul George again caused him the 6th foul of Hector. Hector is disappointed but does not protest, he does not want to let his team down, but sometimes nothing follows people's desires.
He's confident that the Kings will win this game even without him. He hugs Metu with her encouragement. Unlike Hector, Ewing is not too worried.
In truth, he assumed that Hector would not finish the match. As a former center and one of the best in history has this position, even though the game has changed since his retirement, the fundamentals are still the same. Because of the physiognomy of the match so far, he thought that Hector could not escape the 6th foul.
He was targeted by the Clippers and succeeded. As strong as Hector can be, there are things he can't control, and referees are one of them.
Fortunately, or perhaps because of fatigue, George missed both free throws. But it is useless because Batum recovered the offensive rebound, and on a tip, he put in the points that George missed.
Metu puts a shot on an offensive rebound obtained on a missed shot by Fox. Then Monk makes a dunk, and Fox scores a mid-range jumper.
After two free throws from that damn George, there is only a minute left to play, and no one is going to score until the end. Malik Monk will get two free throws to return to the score.
With 20 seconds left for the Clippers to take the lead, George let the clock sink until the final seconds to give the Kings no chance, but he missed his shot.
164-164 at the end of 1st overtime. The "other two" teams from California must decide, and no one can say who will emerge victorious at the time of the epilogue.
The second overtime resumed with a Los Angeles audience on fire. E every blow is returned. In a basketball game, every basket counts, even more so in close games like tonight. Malik Monk is a complete berserk.
In the first, Westbrook, who did not decide to be Westbrick, is the first to highlight during the second overtime with a two-point shot. Monk will trigger a missile, but Powell will reply to him with a rocket. Monk will conclude the layup next.
But the Clippers accelerated, first with a shot by Kawhi on a pass from Westbrook and Mason Plumlee on a dunk, again on a pass from Russ. And Powell will convert two free throws. The Kings have their backs to the wall and 6 points behind with two minutes to go.
It's time to have solid nerves, and it's Barnes who, full of composure, doesn't flinch at the free throw line. 2 out of 2 for Harrison and who will wake up the Kings simultaneously. Monk hit a crucial 3-point shot on a pass from Fox.
Fox is not to be forgotten, and it is not because it is no longer the 4th quarter that he is no longer clutch, and thirty seconds from the end, in the purest clutchitude, he will succeed a pull-up jump shot from the mid-range where he excels.
176-175. The epilogue took a long time, but Sacramento will win the game on this shot. The Clippers were locked down and not finding space to shoot. God did not answer the prayer.
The Kings made a considerable operation by winning "back-to-back" on the floor of the Clippers in view of the race for the podium. Yes, we are not talking about the playoffs but about the podium. The Kings are firmly seated in their third place.
With 351 combined points, the Clippers and Kings set the second-highest total in history.
The duo of Kentucky Fox and Monk was spectacular. Despite his valuable turnovers, the point guard was the team's driving force with 42 points, 12 assists, and 5 steals. Monk was the spark, with 45 points and his tying basket to send both teams into overtime before chaining important shots.
Hector wasn't bad. 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, but it wasn't his night.
Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 44 points for Los Angeles, and Paul George added 34. Leonard had 21 points in the third quarter, and Westbrook had 17 points and 14 assists. Westbrook was playing his first game in his new jersey. His willingness to put rhythm will do good to the Clippers.
The Kings are now a record 35 wins and 25 losses.
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