The game was dying. There were only 29 seconds left when Heissler Guillent criss-crossed the center of the field to analyze moves, find spaces and think about how to execute the deciding game. The Titans lost 90-88 to Cafeteros de Armenia in the final quarter of the third game of the final series of the Colombian Professional Basketball League, at the El Pueblo Coliseum, in Cali.
After a time-out, in which Barranquilla coach Tomás Díaz gave the instructions and suggested the strategy, the Venezuelan got hold of the ball and took the action that would make the difference.
‘El Sastre’, as he is nicknamed “because in Venezuela they said he was unraveling the League”, according to an interview with EL HERALDO at the beginning of the season, he grabbed the orange ball, drove it, dodged two men and leaked into the area until they blocked his way. He asked for help and Panamanian Ernesto Oglivie, one of the other Titans figures (MVP of the final), saved him and received the ball.
Guillent, who knows how to play without the ball, barely gave it to Oglivie, he broke away, left the area and received again, he immediately threatened to shoot and dodged the goal of a first defender. Hi! The ‘coffee pot’ went empty.
Then came the final blow. Heissler hit a sharp three-point shot and… Ka-ching! Ka-ching! Ka-ching! The checkout went. He finished the job.
Which player is Heissler Guillent. Here’s the triple of the hexa championship for @titans_baq† pic.twitter.com/wa0VW2980M
— Pablo Ríos González (@riosgonzalezp) June 7, 2022
The man who hired Alberto Caparroso, president of Titanes, to bolster the team and win the sixth straight title in the history of this Barranquilla squad did not fail. The responsibility was not great and he fired the shot on the peak, at the decisive moment, when only 13 seconds were left before the third game of the commitment came to an end.
“It was a good shot”, he limited himself to talking about the spectacular action, honoring the group work and trying to hide the spotlight. Mission Impossible. He was the hero of the third game and of the season. That’s why he won the MVP of the entire tournament and the award for best assistant.
Cafeteros was impressed by Guillent’s display of quality and hierarchy and 13 seconds were not enough for him to answer.
‘El Sastre’ designed a spectacular basket and dressed the Titans as champions for the sixth time in a row.
“It was a difficult game, Cafeteros gave the best of themselves, but thanks to the triple that ‘el Sastre’ scored, we managed to win,” said Tony Trocha from Cartagena.
Source: El heraldo
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