After the conflict between the two sides subsided, Popovich chose to replace Joey, but was rejected by the latter.

The old man was stunned for a moment, and in the surprised eyes of the Spurs players, he agreed to his decision.

Joey found Duncan who was preparing to take free throws, whispered a few words in the ear of the"No. 21 rookie", and nodded in the shocked eyes of the latter, expressing his certainty. The nearly 30,000 Thunder home fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena were getting more and more emotional. After that wave of"conflicts" that could not be considered conflicts, the fans were like beasts that had seen blood, cheering for the Thunder players at the top of their lungs.

"Swish——"

Amid deafening cheers, Duncan made the first free throw.

By the time of the second free throw, the Thunder players were ready to rush for the rebound. Ibaka, who was already a little excited, directly rested his elbow on the chest of the Spurs player Dio next to him.

At this time, there were only eight seconds left in the whole game...

Duncan adjusted his breathing, raised the ball above his head, and aimed at a certain spot on the backboard with his strong sense of the ball and his experience of thousands of free throws:

"boom——"

Everyone was shocked. The arc of the ball was surprisingly low, as if the goal was not to enter the basket at all...

The basketball hit the front of the basket heavily. Without time to think too much, Ibaka blocked Dio beside him and jumped up to grab the rebound.

But the rebound speed of the basketball was much faster than he expected, and it went in the direction it came from.

By the time everyone reacted, the basketball had"actively" come to Duncan's hands. The latter just raised his hand slightly, and the ball was in his hands.

At this time, the timer started again.

The Thunder players were already stunned, watching Duncan grab the rebound and then pass the basketball steadily - it was Joey! They had planned it long ago!

At the critical moment, he received the pass from Duncan and handled the Spurs' last attack!

He didn't dare to shoot...

Thinking of this, Durant quickly prepared to press forward, but the Spurs players seemed to be one step faster than the Thunder players.

Joey received the ball without hesitation, aimed at the basket, and shot directly from one step outside the three-point line - the ball drew a perfect arc in the air...

Everyone stared at this ball, watching the basketball rise and fall without blinking, until……

"Swish——"

The ball went in!!!

The basketball accurately flipped into the net, creating a white wave. Joey hit his third three-pointer of the game.

It was also the one that decided the outcome!

This shot was also enhanced by the Bronze High Difficulty Shooting King. As soon as the ball was released, Joey had a premonition.

"What?! The ball actually went in!"

Not only the Thunder players on the court, but also the fans, the coaches and bench players of both teams covered their heads and looked at this ball in disbelief.

"Quick, quick, quick, there's still time!"

Coach Brooks was about to call a timeout, but was reminded that the last timeout of the game had already been used up.

He shouted anxiously, trying to wake up the Thunder players on the court.

The score on the court came to 104:103, and there were less than four seconds left on the scoreboard.

Durant and Westbrook, who had the strongest desire to win, reacted first.

Durant served the ball from the baseline, Westbrook received the ball and advanced quickly, but was pressed by Joey.

Before he had even crossed half court, the time was about to return to zero.

Ignoring the action of his big brother reaching for the ball, Westbrook got excited and shot a long three-pointer!

As expected, he didn't even touch the basket.

"drop——"

The electronic signal sounded to signal the end of the game, and the Spurs players excitedly rushed into the court, surrounded the rookie, and touched his head desperately.

"Oh shit, damn rookie, how did you come up with that amazing buzzer beater on the last shot?"

"Damn it, should I say you are lucky or are you really that strong?……"

"Quick, let me touch our magician who scored the winning goal!"

"Joey, you are simply the greatest rookie in history!"

"Rookie, you have the biggest heart I've ever seen.……"

"……"

Surrounded by the big brothers, Joey almost couldn't breathe, feeling the mischievous big hands constantly touching his head.

Especially Duncan, who passed him the winning ball, the old guy had a lewd smile on his face, and laughed"hehehe" while touching him.

Not long after, old man Popovich came to the front of the crowd, looked at Joey with a messy hair in front of him, and smiled:

"I was right about you, kid, you are a natural Spurs player!"

The old man was even a little thankful that he"learned from Zen Master" at the critical moment and handed the key attack to the players instead of calling a timeout to arrange tactics.

Joey was stunned, and then, surrounded by the Spurs players, he had a post-match"friendly greeting" with the defeated Thunder players."

"Kevin, if I beat you once, can I meet LeBron in the finals?"

Joey came to Duran, who looked unhappy, and smiled sincerely.

Damn!

Durant, who already felt embarrassed to be defeated by a rookie, felt even more embarrassed. This was a direct"big shot" in front of him."

"Rookie, you were just lucky this time. In competitive sports, one victory doesn't mean you will always win.……"

James Harden, who appeared out of nowhere,"scolded" in the tone of a senior.

Joey looked at the bearded player who was close to the"great stage" at the moment. It seemed that this guy asked the management for a maximum salary, but he has not been traded yet? Will the original Rockets James Harden appear again?

These"doubts" did not affect Joey's"venomous tongue"":

"So, you guys were lucky to get to the finals last season by stepping on the Spurs?"

He retorted. At this moment, Joey was no longer calm and composed on the court. This performance showed a hint of youthful vigor.

"you……"

Durant was speechless for a moment, and Harden beside him was also stunned.

At the end of the game, Joey played 29.4 minutes as a substitute, contributed 23 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and shot 48.4%. His plus-minus value was 12, the highest in the game. He led the team in points and assists, and his efficiency value was the highest in the game!

After the game, reporters from ESPN, TNT, and some domestic sports media conducted a simple post-game interview with Joey in the player channel.

"How did it feel to make the buzzer beater in this game, Joey?"

"We can see that the free throw buzzer-beater tactics that you and Tim cooperated on in the last eight seconds were very similar to the free throw buzzer-beater tactics that Yao and Alston showed against the Lakers during the Rockets period. Did you refer to that shot?"

"How does it feel to score back-to-back 20+ points for the first time in your career?"

"After this game, you successfully surpassed the Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard and the Hornets' No. 1 pick Anthony Davis to top the 2012 rookie rankings jointly released by ESPN and TNT. May I ask you?……"

"……"

There were countless questions like these, and Joey finally experienced what it felt like to be"on fire".

More than a dozen media reporters surrounded him, almost blocking the player channel of the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

After finally finishing the interview, it was already past eleven o'clock. There was no time to go back to the away locker room to take a shower. After a simple cleanup, Joey boarded the bus to the airport amid the flirtatious jokes of his teammates. On

November 4, the night after tomorrow, the Spurs will visit the Jazz at the Utah Plateau.

………

"The third pick in this year's draft, the Asian-American guard from San Antonio, made a brilliant buzzer beater in his second regular season career!

——Bleacher Report"

"A magical rookie, a model for one of the all-around warriors of the last century: Regiseus, a rookie who led his team to victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder……

——ESPN"

"The super rookie who shook off Kevin Durant and pinned the top two small forwards in the league to the ground, defeated the Thunder and led the team to defeat the Western Conference champions last season! Picture: (Durant was the background board to defend Joey's nearly buzzer-beating three-pointer)

——Sports Illustrated Today's Headlines"

"Avery Johnson, former Spurs star and current Nets head coach, tweeted:

Joey is a phenomenal rookie who is expected to be ranked alongside EJ, OR (Oscar Robertson), and IT (Thomas), the top five point guards in history! He also posted a picture of Joey making a near buzzer beater over Durant."

"……"

Joey's near buzzer beater against the Thunder also caused quite a stir in the Milijia basketball circle. It is the biggest basketball news so far at the beginning of the season.

Many basketball legends and sports media have come out to comment on the matter, which has attracted a lot of traffic.

Joey, an Asian rookie guard, has become the most popular and talked-about rookie among the same draft players. He led the team to defeat the Western Conference champion last season, the"Thunder Three" who made a near buzzer beater, and the first rookie in the 12th rookie class to score 20+ points back-to-back...

Various"labels" and topics have been attached to Joey. At the same time, Joey's name has also been"famous" among domestic fans on the other side of the ocean because of this game, almost to the level of Yao Ming. The sports channel even specially released a video of Joey's college games, and the ratings directly crushed all channels in the same period.

After the game, many Chinese fans of Milijia rushed to buy the Spurs' home and away tickets. The Chinese fans in Texas were even more crazy. They lined up in front of the official flagship store of NBA sports goods early in the morning just to buy Joey's player peripherals, including the Spurs' home and away No. 3 fans, player models, etc.

For a time, the official NBA jersey manufacturers had to work overtime to rush the work. Joey's Spurs No. 3 jersey was sold out in China and Milijia...

Among the major sports goods companies that signed Joey's sneaker contract, only Nike, Adidas and Li Ning have entered the"finals".

Bill Duffy is more inclined to Nike's latest offer - 76.55 million US dollars for 6 years, and has an independently released sneaker series.

But Joey himself still hopes to sign with a domestic sneaker company, because he knows very well that the biggest profit market behind him still comes from the support of domestic fans, and the fan group of Milijia still supports"self-produced and self-sold" stars.

(Free Milijia, those who understand will understand)

This matter is about to be discussed and the result is about to be discussed - Bill Duffy has specially hired a professional business value analysis team.

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