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Chapter 17

"Chauncey Cheetah with yet another three-pointer! Tie game once again!" the Dog Announcer exclaimed.

The tall cheetah had just hit another long three, answering Fred Fox's three from the possession before. Halfway through the first overtime, the score was 91-91. Both sides of the stadium were fired up at the excitement before them.

Only Chauncey Cheetah and Fred Fox were scoring buckets for their respective teams, trading long threes to constantly shift the momentum in either teams' direction.

"Fred Fox with the ball at the top of the key. He fires another three. Swish! Down it goes for Fred Fox, and the Taters take a three-point lead," the Dog Announcer stated.

Chicken Little and the rest of the Acorn fans watched with apprehension. Spud Valley had just taken a 94-91 lead. No matter how hard Chauncey played, the Acorns just couldn't seem to get over the hump to take the lead themselves.

Said nervousness, however, was short-lived, as Chauncey responded by hitting another three to even things up at 94.

"Chauncey Cheetah is on fire tonight! Question is, will it be enough to carry the Acorns to the win?" the Dog Announcer stated, a little nervous himself.

The first overtime would be all about the tall cheetah and the star of Spud Valley trading baskets. By the end of the first overtime, the game was tied again, this time at 98. Chauncey and Fred had just scored fourteen points each in the first overtime.

However, there was to be a second overtime.

"We have double overtime, folks! The game is tied at 98," the Dog Announcer said.

Both sides of the gymnasium were now filled with energy as before them was a classic championship game. After it looked like a blowout, it had suddenly gotten very interesting.

The second overtime started with two quick threes from Fred Fox to give the Taters a six-point lead. Chauncey Cheetah however, responded with two threes of his own to tie the game.

"Come on Acorns!" Everyone on the Acorns' side of the gym shouted to encourage their team.

Despite both teams' efforts on defense, the tall cheetah and the fox just couldn't be stopped, and before everyone knew it, the game was tied at the final buzzer of double overtime. The score was now 106-106.

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"Folks, you won't believe this, but we have a third overtime. This game is turning out to be a classic championship game between bitter rivals. For the first time ever, a championship game has found itself going into the third overtime," the Dog Announcer said.

In the third overtime, Chauncey and Fred decided to get their teammates more involved. Instead of two quick threes, both teams had two quick layups to start the third overtime.

The score was 110-110.

After Spud Valley scored a bucket, they had a chance to make it a two-possession game. However, as Jim Jaguar drove in for a dunk, Chauncey Cheetah met him there and smacked the ball out of his hands. The cheetah then ran down the court unabated for a game-tying dunk of his own.

Both opposing coaches called timeouts as much as they could to try to grant their players rest. Unfortunately, the long game still took a toll on everyone.

Soon the third overtime ended with yet another tie; 117-117.

A fourth overtime.

Chauncey looked at his teammates. He knew they were getting tired, and they must end the game as soon as possible. Otherwise, there was the possibility of another injury that could leave the Acorns even more short-handed than they were already. The cheetah had promised his friends they would win tonight no matter what. He was determined to keep his word to them.

"We have quadruple overtime everyone! When will this game end?" the Dog Announcer stated.

The fourth overtime was almost entirely about three-point shooting between Fred Fox and Chauncey Cheetah.

Both players kept trading baskets, despite each teams' defense trying to stop them. However, the Acorns found their title hopes in jeopardy toward the end of the fourth overtime.

The Taters had a two-point lead, 127-125, with fifteen seconds remaining, and they had the ball.

Fred Fox was dribbling at the top of the key, just outside the logo circle on the court, looking to run out the clock.

Chauncey Cheetah, however, had other ideas. He went to guard him up close, forcing the fox to drive to the basket. The cheetah blocked his shot and grabbed the defensive rebound with six seconds remaining.

The Acorns, however, elected not to call a timeout and get a good look at a three for the win.

Chauncey ran up the court as the clock ticked down in this nail-biting championship game. Just as he got to the edge of the logo on the court, he unleashed a deep three-pointer that sent the gymnasium into yet another hush. The shot was dead on and was very high arcing. Chauncey watched with a determined, yet anxious look, as the shot almost hit the ceiling before floating down toward the basket.

The ball caught a piece of the back rim, but it wasn't enough to make the shot miss. It was low enough into the rim to go directly back at the cheetah through the net and leave the net hanging on the rim.

Acorns fans went frantic at what they saw. The cheetah had just given the team their first lead of the night, 128-127, with only 0.8 seconds remaining on the clock.

"Chauncey Cheetah with the high-arcing long three from just inside half-court! Acorns take the lead with less than one second remaining! Now they're just one stop away!" the Dog Announcer shouted with enthusiasm.

Taters fans had suddenly gone quiet after the cheetah's three went through. They still had one more chance though, and Chauncey knew that.

After calling timeout to set up a play, Spud Valley turned to their go-to player, Fred Fox. As soon as he caught the ball from the in bounder, he turned to shoot a game-winning three.

Chauncey, however, was determined not to let the same heartbreak repeat itself. As soon as the ball was thrown inbounds, the cheetah charged toward the fox with fire in his eyes.

As Fred Fox shot the ball, the cheetah swatted the ball into the stands as time expired, and the celebration was to begin for the Acorns.