Jämtland star players Jordan Semple and Tomas Massamba were both suspended, as penalties for arguing in the match against Södertälje Kings last Friday.
But that didn't stop the comparisons.
With five seconds left on the match clock, the home team got two penalty throws at position 79-81. One of the league's safest penalty shooter Steven Haney kept his nerves in check and put both.
"We made too many mistakes"The air went out of Köping and the match to an extension, where Jämtland only scored on points and eventually won with a full 97-86.
- We made too many mistakes in the extension. We couldn't close the match simply, "Stars guard CJ Jackson told SVT afterwards.
In the evening of glory, Jackson, who grew up in Los Angeles, had switched to jersey number 8 to pay tribute to his departed idol Kobe Bryant.
The season's big pickup Köping remains in second place in the table with a match more played than Borås, but experiences everything to judge his first weakness for the season with three straight losses.
See the replay of the exciting meeting on SVT Play.