With his team seconds away from a famous victory, little-used Illawarra Hawks point guard Kyle Adnam inexplicably threw the ball away from the inbounds pass with 18 seconds left in regulation, and Melbourne United gleefully accepted the donation, scoring through Chris Goulding to take the game to overtime.
Staring a 16-point deficit in the face early in the fourth quarter, United pulled off a miraculous come-from-behind win to take game one of the best-of-three semi final series 115-106 in overtime at a rocking John Cain Arena on Thursday night.
Chants of “Melbourne” rained down as the pro-United crowd showed their appreciation for the never-say-die attitude of their team.
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