Chapter 829 - 259: That’s My Dunk!

It was the Pistons’ turn to attack, but in crucial moments, the Pistons lacked a player who could seal the deal, and they missed two consecutive shots!

This time, Zhang Hao seized the opportunity, grabbed the rebound and passed it to Kenny Anderson, quickly launched a fast break, and in the counterattack, received Kenny Anderson’s advancing pass, soared for a layup and scored!

points, 16 rebounds, 13 assists!

all! Finally, with 33 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers tied the score again!

The Pistons are out of timeouts! They’ve called more timeouts tonight than the Lakers!

Grant Hill, after Lynch Hunt advanced to the frontcourt, signaled for the ball from Lynch Hunt, at this moment, he wanted to handle it himself.

It’s not that he distrusts Joe Dumars, but Joe Dumars has scored 21 points tonight, taken 17 shots, and looks visibly exhausted.

After a few slow possessions, the floating feeling subsided, and facing Zhang Hao’s defense, Grant Hill made a beautiful crossover step and successfully broke through, driving straight to the basket!

The Magician blocked the right side of the three-second area, and Barkley also closed in from the right baseline.

After entering the low post, Grant Hill leaned towards the Magician, grabbed the ball, and pushed it right towards Terry Mills on the baseline.

Barkley had already retreated to defend Terry Mills, and as Grant Hill pushed the ball out, he held it tightly, and when Barkley expanded his defense again, he pulled the ball back in. Against the Magician’s tight defense, he stepped back, exerted force, jumped, and shot with a hook...

As Grant Hill released the ball, it felt good.

Currently, this stance is very much like Magician’s buzzer-beater against the Celtics 10 years ago.

Sensing the feel when he hooked the ball out, Grant Hill seemed to have already seen the post-game news describing him "paying tribute" to Magician’s buzzer-beating Celestial Hook... "Snap"..."Bang"...

His hand touching the ball, the ball hitting the backboard... The two consecutive sounds startled Grant Hill from his momentary state of absorption.

Zhang Hao, catching up, quickly made a judgment, lunged at Grant Hill, and from behind, swatted away the ball which hadn’t reached its apex yet, bouncing it off the backboard!

Grant Hill hurriedly turned and chased after Zhang Hao, who had received the rebounded ball.

However, despite Zhang Hao’s speed dropping again to what it was at the end of the third quarter, or even worse, Grant Hill and other Pistons players’ speeds dropped even more!

Zhang Hao sprinted to the frontcourt, hammered the ball into the basket with one hand... scoring 20 points in a single quarter!

points, 17 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks—Zhang Hao’s block, rebound, and counterattack trifecta helped the Lakers take a 112 to 110 lead!

Grant Hill desperately chased down to the free-throw line before gradually stopping, watching helplessly as Zhang Hao’s one-handed slam dunk turned the score around.

Turning to face Zhang Hao’s typically indifferent expression, running toward him in the direction of defending, Grant Hill couldn’t resist asking—are you never nervous?

In such a heated game, this guy remains so calm!

When the two were about to brush past, initially deciding not to keep staring at Zhang Hao’s face, feeling infuriated, Grant Hill saw Zhang Hao raise his hand.

Curiously turning his head, he saw Zhang Hao with his back to him, raising his hand, clenching his fist, pointing the index finger to the sky, waving it back and forth...

The cheers from the fans started when Zhang Hao initiated his counterattack in the fourth quarter, and they haven’t stopped since. After his latest score-flipping counterattack dunk, the fans have practically strained their voices.

But seeing Zhang Hao’s gesture, they still couldn’t help but shout madly!

Too explosive!

Scoring 20 points in the final quarter!

Grant Hill scored 12 points in the final quarter, impressive enough, but Zhang Hao played even stronger in the crucial quarter!

Initially, fans were worried that although Zhang Hao’s rebounds and assists exceeded 10, if his score didn’t reach double digits, it’d be laughable.

Then Zhang Hao began his scoring frenzy...

The referee almost blew the whistle but held back. At this moment, any free throw could affect the final result. If the Pistons were to score next, it would likely be two points, setting a two-point difference. Calling a technical foul on Zhang Hao might lead to an instant game winner for the Pistons.

Despite Grant Hill being promoted by the league as the next Jordan with highest intensity, Zhang Hao is also the league’s most crucial player in overseas promotion agendas, and both are young stars of the same era...

The referee selectively ignored.

Grant Hill watched Zhang Hao’s back, saw him return to the backcourt and stand at the top arc, with that indifferent face... The people, when fatigued to the extreme, it affects rationality, making them more impulsive.

Grant Hill’s mental quality is top-notch, however, in such a fiercely contested game, seeing Zhang Hao’s gesture, he couldn’t keep calm!

Demanded the ball, upon receiving it, sprinted towards the front court like a flash!

Was Zhang Hao calm before? No, he wasn’t calm at all—defensively in the last possession, he gambled that Grant Hill would act on his own and pounced, regretting it mid-air. Luckily, Grant Hill opted for a fake pass and hook shot on the pivot.

But now, he truly calmed down, initially worried that raising his finger post-counterattack might negatively impact the mission goals, yet when he ran back, he received a system alert: Block tribute to Mutombo accomplished!