Jack McVeigh’s dramatic NBL Championship Series game-winner will depend for nothing except the Tasmania JackJumpers go on to win the title, coach Scott Roth says.
McVeigh capped an excellent particular person efficiency in recreation three when he heaved a determined last-ditch try within the dying seconds of Sunday’s contest at John Cain Arena.
It rattled in to seal a 93-91 upset, giving Tasmania a 2-1 lead within the best-of-five collection forward of recreation 4 in Hobart on Thursday night time.
One extra victory would give the JackJumpers their maiden NBL title, after they misplaced a grand ultimate collection to the Sydney Kings of their debut season two years in the past.
“It’s just another shot,” a matter-of-fact Roth advised reporters post-game.
“If we happen to somehow or another win a championship, they’ll talk about it (for a long time).
“But proper now it is simply one other half-court shot that went in.”
It was McVeigh’s second long-range game-winner this season, after he sunk the Cairns Taipans in similar fashion back in November.
“He’s had two of them this 12 months and he is simply a kind of guys that loves these sort of moments,” Roth stated.
“Obviously you are not scripting any of that – it simply occurred.
“But again, we haven’t done anything.
“We’re clearly excited to win on this constructing however we have simply obtained to return again down and begin recuperating and preparing (for recreation 4).”
Tasmania are sweating on import centre Marcus Lee’s left leg injury after he was hurt in a collision with teammate Jordon Crawford.
Lee limped off during the third quarter on Sunday and played no further part in game three.
He faces further assessment on Monday before a call is made on his availability for the remainder of the series.
“We’ll get him again to Hobart and see the place we stand,” Roth stated.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
