TPBL Finals Game 6: Thompkins' 24 Points Lead Dreamers Past Kings, Forcing Game 7

The TPBL Finals, a best-of-seven series, saw the New Taipei Kings leading 3-2 after five games. Game 6 was played at the Kings' home court, Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, where they aimed to clinch the championship. The first quarter ended in a 19-19 tie. However, the Kings' offense struggled in the second quarter, scoring only 20 points, allowing the Dreamers to take a 44-39 lead into halftime. The Dreamers continued to apply defensive pressure in the second half, while the Kings struggled with their three-point shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, the Dreamers built their largest lead of the game at 71-58, a 13-point advantage. With 15 seconds left, the Kings' Austin Daye hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to one point. However, the Dreamers' Thompkins made two free throws to push the lead back to three. After a timeout, the Kings had 11.9 seconds to set up a final play, but consecutive three-point attempts by Jalen Harris and Jeremy Lin missed, sealing the Kings' home loss. Thompkins, who scored a game-high 24 points, was the key to the Dreamers' victory, scoring the team's final 6 points in the last 61 seconds. The Kings, who had averaged a 36.2% three-point shooting percentage and 10.7 made three-pointers per game in the first five games of the finals, shot just 9-for-32 (28%) from beyond the arc in this crucial game.