The Shanghai Sharks beat the Guangdong Southern Tigers 104-103 in overtime (OT) in Game 2 of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) first-round playoffs in your home in east Chinas Shanghai Municipality on Tuesday, tying the series 1-1.
The home group still trailed 103-101 with 1.6 seconds left.
The throw-in went from Liu Zheng to Tyler Harvey who had no time to even dribble before launching the ball over the finger suggestions of defender.
The ball fell right into the hoop as a triumphes buzzer beater for Shanghai to remain in the postseason.Harvey, as the greatest contributor to Shanghais win, dropped 33 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and two takes for his side while playing 47 minutes.
Just two of his colleagues, Wang Zhelin and Li Hongquan scored in double-digits on the night, which partly explained how difficult it was for them to win at home.By contrast, Guangdong had six gamers who scored double-digit points, including all 5 of their starters.
Troy Gillenwater led the lineup with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 5 helps.
He went to the free toss line 10 times and made 8 shots there.
Xu Jie drained five of his 10 shots behind the arc to get 21 points.The visitors had numerous opportunities to seal the deal without leaving the opponents any opportunity to come back however they blew all of them.
The greatest chance being provided to Hu Mingxuan who was sent out to the free throw line in the final seconds throughout OT, however missed both shots and stopped working to extend Guangdongs 103-101 advantage.Game 3 of the series will occur in Dongguan, south Chinas Guangdong Province, on Friday.