After saving the ball, Tang Tian charged into the stands, sending people sprawling and knocking drinks all over the floor.
The fans all broke out in a cold sweat for Tang Tian. He was playing through an injury!
Fortunately, his teammates did not waste the opportunity he had fought so desperately to save. Ariza trailed into the right-wing forty-five-degree angle and buried Holiday's Chasing Three-Pointer.
The Pelicans put together a run and took a 3-point lead over the Jazz!
Snyder called another timeout!
There were only two minutes left in the game.
The scales of victory, which had originally tilted toward the Jazz, now tipped back toward the Pelicans!
"Get this stop, and we can win tonight! We need a win like this!"
During the timeout, Stevens shouted at the Pelicans players. He looked a little fired up too.
Although the Jazz were not among the very strongest teams, they had proven their strength tonight.
And winning such a tense, grueling game would give the Pelicans a huge boost in both morale and ability.
The Jazz had the ball when play resumed.
It was Hayward again. He drove into the paint with the ball and powered up, drawing a defensive foul from Davis.
He was knocked completely out of bounds, but quickly sat up and was pulled to his feet by his Jazz teammates.
He was the embodiment of the Jazz tonight. He looked like a soft white guy, but he played extremely tough.
Both free throws made. The gap was down to 1 point.
All the on-site fans stood up. With the game so tense, it was impossible to stay seated.
There was just over a minute left, and the Pelicans still led by 1.
Tang Tian controlled the ball outside as the on-site fans cheered in unison for