Before Anthony could even shoot, Su Yan, who was behind him, blocked it. It wasn't like a block; it was more like he... snatched the basketball right out of his hands.
"What?!"
Anthony was greatly alarmed. "He clearly fell for the fake, so how could he still catch up and block it?!"
This seemed unscientific.
Completely unreasonable.
But what was the truth?
Su Yan had already taken the initiative early on. He didn't jump with full force, yet it was enough to block Anthony.
Even if he fell for the fake.
He only made a small jump before landing, positioning himself not far behind Anthony.
Without stopping.
He twisted his body and jumped again, this time unleashing the full explosive power of his Spring Man Lv2 jump!
Anthony himself didn't jump very high.
He was also careless.
That was Su Yan's opportunity.
You are still too young!
Su Yan returned this exact phrase with a second-jump block after falling for a fake.
Buzz~
The arena fell silent for a moment, then... an earth-shattering gasp of astonishment echoed throughout the entire venue.
"It's a block!"
"A snatch-block!"
"Faking and then Blocking, that's incredible, Su~~~~~~~~~~~~~Yan!!!"
On the court.
Accompanied by the arena atmosphere that instantly boiled over.
Su Yan snatched the basketball and sprinted up the court for a fast break.
"Oh, no!"
Anthony was terrified and desperately tried to chase, but haste makes waste.
Before he could fully turn his body, he tried to immediately catch up to Su Yan, lost his balance, and fell to the floor.
He was closest to Su Yan.
He fell and couldn't chase, so he could only watch Su Yan go one-on-one with the hoop.
However... Su Yan's current predicament wasn't from the Denver Nuggets' defense, but a race against time.
When Anthony received the ball, there were only 4.4 seconds left.
He then faked, took another second to shoot, and Su Yan made a second-jump block, then grabbed the rebound.
Another 1.4 seconds were wasted.
Now... only 2 seconds remained.
2.4 seconds to get the ball from the backcourt three-point line and push a fast break to the frontcourt. Even Iverson couldn't go straight for a layup!
Su Yan couldn't either.
On the sidelines.
Coach D'Antoni's brain was working at high speed, almost to the point of exploding.
Call a timeout?
But with only 2 seconds left, even if he called one, there might not be an opportunity to shoot in a sideline inbound play later.
Right now, at least it's a one-on-zero in the frontcourt.
Don't call a timeout?
With only 2 seconds, and not even past half-court, a layup is impossible. So how to score?!
Super long Three-point Shot?
Logo Three-point Shot?
Even for such a difficult Three-point Shot, there might not be enough preparation time.
To make it... the difficulty is no less than reaching the heavens!!!
To call or not to call.
The outcome seemed bad either way.
D'Antoni was conflicted, but time simply wouldn't allow him to hesitate.
2 seconds, one second shorter than 3 seconds, passed in a flash.
He had to make a decision, but he couldn't. His head felt like it was exploding, and in the end, he didn't call it.
Or perhaps.
He was too conflicted and stood frozen in place.
On the court.
Su Yan was unaware of D'Antoni's inner turmoil. He grabbed the ball and charged, delighted by the one-on-zero situation in the frontcourt.
Immediately after.
He also realized there was no time to dribble to the basket for a layup.
"Too little time, I can only shoot!"
Su Yan quickly assessed, striding across half-court and reaching the logo area, with only 0.7 seconds remaining.
Couldn't run one more step.
Couldn't dribble one more time.
Couldn't earn an extra 8 dollars.
He decisively gathered the ball while in motion, and with a forward-charging, riding-the-horse-and-shooting-the-arrow posture... he shot the basketball from the logo area.
The moment the basketball left his fingertips, the timer lit up, and time expired.
It was extremely close.
But not a timeout.
Anthony, who was on the ground behind him, watched Su Yan shoot, his pupils wide, roaring inwardly: "This ball absolutely cannot go in!!!"
"It can go in, right!"
Tyson Chandler, also behind him, believed in Su Yan, but his voice lacked confidence.
No choice.
This shot was too difficult!
"It's in!"
Curry was more confident, completely trusting Su Yan.
He raised his hands, ready to cheer.
"It has to go in!"
"Su Yan!!!"
"Buzzer-beater!!!"
"…"
Countless fans raised their hands, awaiting the good news.
Some fans held their breath, staring intently at the spinning basketball flying towards the hoop.
Each and every one of them felt incredibly anxious.
They certainly hoped Su Yan would hit the buzzer-beater, but they were also very nervous.
And the result?
The spinning basketball, tugging at the hearts of tens of thousands of fans throughout the arena, flew towards the hoop. Then, with a "bang".
The basketball hit the backboard hard.
Missed?
All New York Knicks fans' hearts tightened.
No.
It was just off the backboard, and then... to the shock of countless wide-eyed spectators, the basketball bounced into the hoop!
It's in.
Buzzer-beater!
Su Yan used a Riding the Horse and Shooting the Arrow Style logo Three-point Shot to complete the buzzer-beater against the formidable Denver Nuggets!!!
This was an incredible buzzer-beater!
This was a magnificent buzzer-beater!!
This was a soul-stirring buzzer-beater!!!
Buzz~
The already quiet arena fell into a deathly silence after the basketball hit the backboard and went in.
Not a sound.
You could almost distinctly hear a pin drop; everyone's breathing seemed exceptionally loud.
The next second.
"Boom!"
A tsunami of cheers erupted.
Countless fans raised their hands, screaming and shouting, like in a nightclub or bar, unreservedly venting their excitement and thrill.
This exhilarating buzzer-beater definitely impacted the hearts of every home fan; even Denver Nuggets fans must have been deeply moved.
The earth-shattering cheers were like a nuclear bomb detonating in the deep sea.
Instantly, towering waves surged, crashing against the arena, seemingly about to break through the roof of Madison Square Garden and engulf the entire New York!
"Holy shit!"
Tyson Chandler was completely stunned.
"Buzzer-beater~~~~"
Curry, excited like an Elementary School Student, jumped and ran towards Su Yan. Su Yan also happily waited for him.
They jumped together.
Colliding in mid-air to celebrate.
Following that... the New York Knicks starters, along with the coaches from the bench, everyone swarmed forward.
They crowded around Su Yan, fully enjoying this incredibly insane buzzer-beater!
The arena completely erupted, the atmosphere reaching its climax.
At the same time.
Across the ocean.
"Oh my heavens!"
Wang Meng shouted, clutching his head. If he wasn't in the live broadcast room, if he wasn't currently broadcasting.
He would definitely jump up excitedly, 'A snatch-block after falling for a fake, plus a Riding the Horse and Shooting the Arrow Style logo Three-point Shot buzzer-beater!'
In these few short seconds.
What exactly did Su Yan do? This... this is too amazing, so amazing it's inexpressible, indescribable!'
This doesn't even look like something a human could do!'
"Hiyah~ Hiyah~"
Instructor Zhang was as happy as a child, "Last night, Kobe used a riding-the-horse-and-shooting-the-arrow Three-point Shot, over Wade, to buzzer-beat the Miami Heat.
That was unreasonable, but very Kobe.
Tonight... Su Yan blocked Anthony, using a Riding the Horse and Shooting the Arrow Style logo Three-point Shot, to buzzer-beat the Denver Nuggets.
This shot was even more difficult.
This is even more unreasonable, but very Su Yan!!!"