Chris Goulding's clutch three-pointer sealed a dramatic 91-89 win for Melbourne United over the New Zealand Breakers.
Watch every game of every round this NBL Season LIVE on ESPN, via Kayo. New to Kayo?MELBOURNE UNITED 91 def NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS 89 All you can say about Chris Goulding’s match-winning play for Melbourne United in Monday’s night miracle 91-89 win over New Zealand Breakers at TSB Bank Stadium is ‘oh my goodness’.
How does this sharpshooting legend continue to find a way to drag United out of a pickle time and again? The Breakers seemed destined for victory when shooting guard Matt Mooney launched up a three-point prayer to give the Breakers a one-point lead with 5.1 seconds left. Up stepped Goulding to call game, launching a contested three pointer over Jonah Bolden to win it with 0.6 seconds left on the clock. Outside of Goulding and a second half Shea Ili onslaught, it was as ugly as it gets for United, but a win’s a win, and perhaps their season can get back on track after a flat patch in their season. Trailing by nine points at three quarter time, United found a way to break the Breakers resistance, which had been steadfast to that point. United made it consecutive wins for the first time since the first week of December, backing up from Thursday’s stirring two-point win over Sydney Kings with the come-from-behind win. With just two wins from their previous seven matches, United was desperate to string together wins, and they had to dig deep late.It took a Goulding special to clinch the win. Goulding finished with 42 points, including 10-19 from three point land, to go with four rebounds and three assists.Ili was huge in the second half for United.He had 15 points and five assists, but a number of his effort plays were team lifters.It ensured that United kept hold of its top two spot, which has come under increasing threat in their recent form slump. A loss would have seen United fall to fourth with away games against Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night, Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets on the horizon. Perhaps the road is where United is at its most comfortable, having won seven of its last eight away games, backing up from Thursday’s thrilling win over Sydney Kings.United had to battle two big men down for most of the game.The 29-year-old Senegalese’s height was immediately a problem with United centres Rob Loe and Marcus Lee playing him too physically and falling foul of the referee’s whistles. Lee (four fouls) and Loe (three) were sent to the bench with four trouble, forcing the undersized Akech Aliir and Kyle Bowen to battle with Fall, which they did so with some success. The floor opened up for Breakers’ Mooney (19 points), Next Star Karim Lopez (19) and Sam Mennenga (18) to score freely with United focusing on double-teaming Fall. The game had to be stopped late in the second quarter with the Breakers leading 42-38 due to clock issues in the stadium. The shot clocks were not aligning with the game clocks, so manual shot clocks were brought in and placed on the baselines
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