A clutch free throw from Steven Adams helped complete an historic Oklahoma City Thunder comeback victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday (NZT).
With a shade over four seconds remaining and the scores tied at 106-106, the Kiwi centre banked home one of two shots - with a chuckle - at the charity stripe to help clinch a 109-106 win at Chesapeake Arena.
At one stage down 26 points to the lowly Bulls, the Thunder achieved their biggest comeback win on homecourt.
Adams finished one point shy of a 'double double' with nine points and 11 rebounds, and offered up a nugget of his now trademark honesty, when quizzed on his late-game heroics.
"I absolutely sh*t my pants when I was shooting that free throw," he said in his post-game interview.
"It's a lot, it's pretty touch. I didn't realise how much pressure it is, eh, but I made it, mate. Got to be happy with it."
The 26-year-old isn't renowned for his prowess at the free-throw line, with a career percentage of just 55.5 percent.
Adams turned to his teammates with a huge grin, after he made the first, clearly not intending to use the backboard.
His second attempt clanged off the back of the rim, but Adams was on hand with one of his patented offensive rebounds, tapping it back to teammate Chris Paul to essentially seal the win - their fourth in their past five games.
"It's like one of those, 'Yeah, it's cool', but then it's not cool, if that makes sense," Adams said of his side's come-from-behind triumph. "But we'll take it."
Paul was the driving force behind his team's fightback, posting a monster line of 30 points (on 9/12 shooting), 10 rebounds and eight assists, including six three-pointers.
The Thunder remain at home for their next game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday.
