Tuatara to miraculous NBL semifinal win over Taranaki

Rob Loe leads Auckland Tuatara to miraculous NBL semifinal win over Taranaki

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Rob Loe 29, Taki Fahrensohn 22, Chris Johnson 21, Dontae Russo-Nance 16, Siler Schneider 11) Taranaki Airs 104 (Javonte Douglas 24, Anthony Hilliard 21, Tai Wynyard 15, Shaun Willett 15, Marcel Jones 13, Richie Rodger 12

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The Auckland Tuatara are into the National Basketball League grand final after a wild come from behind overtime win.

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Auckland produced a stunning finish to the fourth quarter and then prevailed in overtime to beat the Taranaki Airs 107-104 in the first semifinal on Thursday night.

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Top seeds Taranaki looked headed for their first NBL grand final in team history, leading 91-86 with nine seconds left.

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American swingman Anthony Hilliard, who has been so outstanding for the Airs this season, missed both free throws though.

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The Tuatara, in their first season of existence, made the Airs pay with Rob Loe delivering an incredible sequence of plays.

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Leading Tall Black Loe made a layup, then snaffled a steal off Richie Rodger and made a pressure three with three seconds left to lock it at 91-91.

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Taranaki who have been the fairytale story of the NBL this season, rising from rock bottom in 2021 to first, will be kicking themselves all off-season after butchering this one.

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The Tuatara appeared dead and buried, but no-one told Loe, who miraculously sent the game to overtime.

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