"We won! We won!" Yao Ming collapsed onto the floor, pumping his fist and roaring!
At the final moment, he had blocked the hook shot of NBA legendary superstar and the league's top power forward, the Stone Buddha Tim Duncan!
The release speed, angle, and accuracy of that hook shot had all been flawless.
But Yao Ming had launched himself at it and pinned the ball firmly against the backboard!
A clutch block!
Then Kobe killed the game!
At this very moment, Yao Ming was overwhelmed with excitement!
He had done it!
He and Kobe had finished the game together!
Nearly all the Lakers players had collapsed to the floor!
Kobe included!
His stamina had been completely drained as well!
Including overtime, he had played 46 minutes in this game! He had gone 27-for-51 from the field!
Fifty-one shot attempts!
The entire Lakers team had only attempted 107 shots!
He had taken nearly half of them!
And he had put up that insane offensive performance under the defense of the madman Raja Bell and Duncan.
At that moment, even Kobe's fingers were numb and trembling.
Sweat poured down his entire body.
He was utterly exhausted.
This game had truly been fought to the point of total exhaustion.
He had missed his first two shots in overtime.
Fortunately, the Lakers had won!
They had taken this game!
"A legendary game! A game fought to the very end! The players on both sides were truly great!"
"Until the final second, no one knows what might happen! WHERE AMAZING HAPPENS! That is the beauty of basketball!"
"Kobe! Yao Ming! They killed the game!"
"Back-to-back 70-plus games! Kobe has created another miracle!"
No matter the era, even the greatest Hall of Fame-caliber superstars usually had career highs in the 50-plus or 60-plus range.
But