Yang Yu-ming’s desperation jumper with a second remaining in the game broke an 85-all tie to help Taiwan Beer top the Dacin Tigers 87-85 in Game 6 of the Championship Finals at the Taipei County Sports Complex in Sinjhuang on Sunday, evening the best-of-seven series at 3-3.
In a must-win situation, the Beer Crew got the break they had been longing for after dropping three straight to the Cats. Veteran shooter Yang received a pass from a driving Lin “the Beast” Chih-jeh and nailed the tie-breaking 20-footer to force Game 7.
The win not only avoided what would have been an embarrassing loss for the defending champs — who would have blown a 21-point second-half lead — but also kept their chance for a “three-peat” alive as they prepare to take on the Tigers in the first-ever Game 7 in league history, scheduled for 7pm tonight in Sinjhuang.
Taiwan Beer set the tone of the game early by opening with an 11-4 run before settling at 24-18 in the first quarter.
A 12-0 run to start the second would put the Beer Crew ahead by as many as 18 before the Tigers outscored them 24-12 to close out the first half with Dacin trailing 54-42.
Neither team managed to dominate in an evenly fought third that saw Taiwan Beer carry a 77-64 lead into the final quarter before Chang Chih-fong and Tien Lei led a Tigers rally, with Chang tying the game at 85 on a jumper with less than seven seconds remaining.
Dacin called a timeout immediately after Yang’s tiebreaker, giving them the ball at half-court to allow Tien a long three-point attempt, but the three-time league MVP misfired.
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