The Final Moments' Star-Who Would It Be?

The brief break between quarters soon ended, and the fourth quarter got underway.

As the final quarter began, the Nets immediately tried once again to seize the window when neither Chen Xi nor Davis was on the floor, stubbornly launching another counterattack.

Paul George led the team and went head-to-head with Alexander.

At the same time, a role player on the Nets finally stepped up during this stretch.

Aldridge came off the bench and, for those few brief minutes, looked like he was back in his prime.

At Atkinson's urging, he began calling for the ball more often and taking more shots in the post.

With his post moves growing craftier with age and his mid-range jumper as steady as ever, he dominated the young leaper Gafford in their direct matchup, giving the kid a thorough lesson.

The Thunder had no choice but to bring Little Jordan back in early to shore up their rim protection.

Fortunately, Uncle made a solid impact after checking in and quickly helped the team stabilize the game again.

And so the two teams became locked in another grueling back-and-forth battle.

Time continued to tick away.

The game gradually reached its final two and a half minutes.

Both teams had brought their starting lineups back in. Only now were they truly about to begin the final showdown.

The score stood at 127–122, with the Thunder still holding a five-point lead.

The Nets had possession for the moment.

After another timeout ended, Atkinson folded his arms across his chest and watched his star-studded starting lineup return to the court.

At this point, he didn't feel particularly nervous or uneasy.

After all, they'd already gotten plenty out of tonight...

Compared with the areas the Nets could improve on after tonight's game, the outcome of this one game