On February 28, Beijing time, the NBA arena was born with a magical overtime whistle! In the Pistons' guest game against the Hornets, the two sides fought overtime, and finally with Olynick's turn-around drift whistle before the final, the Pistons narrowly beat the Hornets 127-126! The Hornets home fans looked at each other, and they led by five points in overtime, but they lost well and eventually lost.
In this game, the two sides played extremely glue. The Pistons led by four points in the first half, and the two teams continued to fight fiercely in the second half. In the final stages, Cunningham and Sadik Bay teamed up to lead the Pistons to complete the rebound. But at the crucial moment, the Pistons missed the free throw, and Washington made a basket to help the Hornets drag into overtime. In overtime, the Hornets led by five points at one point. But Grant hit a key shot to help the Pistons chase a point. Neither team was able to score, with the Pistons holding the ball 2.1 seconds before the final, but trailing by one point 125-126.
At this point, the climax of the whole scene appears. The Pistons sent the ball out of bounds and handed it to the big man Olynyk. After Olynyk received the ball, Bridges defended and turned directly to drift to complete the shot. The ball arcs in a wonderful arc and falls into the basket! The Pistons beat the Hornets by one point at 127-126. The Pistons teammates also rushed to Olynk at this time to congratulate him, and the whole team frantically celebrated this hard-won victory.
And the Hornets players can only accept this result. Since Olynyk had no problems with his shot, they were reluctant to even stay on the field for an extra second, and the whole team fled the field directly. The Hornets fans at the scene did not seem to react yet, looking at each other and unable to believe what they saw.
Throughout the game, Olynyk came off the bench to score 20 points, including the most crucial whistle-pressing kill. After the game, speaking about the first kill of his career, Olynyk also said: "This kill made me wait for 9 years, I got the game ball, let's see what I will do with it." "There is no doubt that this was a night that belonged to Olynyk.