Anthony Davis apologizes for ruining Dennis Schroder's game-winner masterpiece
The match score is now 95-95, the Los Angeles Lakers have the ball when the 4th half clock ticks to the last 10 seconds. LeBron James holds the ball at a 45-degree angle to the right, the familiar "battleground" of the Lakers superstar.
When a lot of people think about a difficult hit to get the game-winner of the "king", he pushed the ball to zero degrees, where Dennis Schroder waited with immense space.
With an extremely cold hand, the German defender threw in a 3-pointer and celebrated proudly in front of the opponent's bench.
This pitch would have turned into a game-winner and one of the Los Angeles Lakers' best shots of the season, but it was turned into a normal scoring situation because shortly after, Anthony Davis fouled him. .
With a 3-point advantage and the clock drifting down to just 0.1 second, the bigman born in 1993 infiltrated Mike Conley's landing zone. The Timberwolves defender's shot sent the ball into the edge of the table, but Conley still got three free kicks "thanks to" Anthony Davis.
Fortunately, after the match went into extra time, the Los Angeles Lakers still kept the victory with the final score of 108-102, thereby closing the Playoffs with the 7th seed.
Interviewed on the field with ESPN, the Lakers trio of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Dennis Schroder had an interesting share.
"AD (Anthony Davis - PV) seems to have 'lost his mind' and ruined Dennis Schroder's game-winner," LeBron said.
“I stole Dennis' game-winner here. I'm sorry. I sincerely apologize,” interrupted Anthony Davis.
“Mid-season I had a similar chance to win, in the same position and the same 3-pointer but missed. This time I am confident I can succeed. LeBron also had complete confidence in me when I pushed the ball away and I did it,” Dennis Schroder shared about the three-pointer at the end of the fourth half.
“I stood up, unafraid and faltered under pressure. I know and we know it's the Playoffs so there's no room for error. This result shows that me and the team are ready for what lies ahead," the German defender added about the two late extra-time penalties and the Lakers' win in the play-in.
There is a statistic that in 12 games Schroder scored over 19 points this season, the Los Angeles Lakers had 10 victories. At this play-in, Dennis scored 21 points with 3-4 3PT and had a 100% free throw rate (8-8 FT)
This result brings the Los Angeles Lakers back to the NBA Playoffs after a year of absence. Their opponent in the first round is the second place Western Memphis Grizzlies. The series will begin with the first two games taking place on Memphis's field. Game 1 will tip-off on Monday morning (April 17) Vietnam time.
