Zhang Yang played for two minutes in the middle of the final quarter, but by then his energy had waned, and he wasn't moving as fast as he had in the earlier quarters. He missed a counterattack opportunity, and seeing this, Bickerstaff, fearing injury due to fatigue, substituted him out.
With 11 minutes and 16 seconds left in the final quarter, the score was 80–75, with the Rockets maintaining a 5-point lead, and the Bobcats were on the attack.
The CCTV commentator had already prematurely declared the Rockets' victory, and the Bobcats' fans at the venue no longer held much hope.
Just then, at the last moment, Felton, who had stayed on the floor in place of Brevin Knight, launched a three-pointer following a screen by Okafor... and it went in!
78–80, the Bobcats had closed the gap to two points, suddenly creating suspense in the game!
