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VIDEO: Ibaka catches Hayward for crucial chase-down block

Geoff Burke / USA TODAY Sports

With less than two minutes remaining in the extra period, Serge Ibaka took it upon himself to preserve his Oklahoma City Thunder's six-point lead.

After corralling a long rebound, Utah Jazz small forward Gordon Hayward swiftly made his way down the court for a dunk that would have cut his team's deficit to four.

If it wasn't for Ibaka's defensive heroics, the Thunder may have seen their four-game winning streak put in jeopardy.

This rejection was the 26-year-old's fifth of six total blocks in the overtime thriller.

Cue Ibaka's celebratory "snake charmer dance".

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