Moving to an NBA tiebreaker is an achievement, but the moment the officer takes place is rarely very exciting. There are a number of anti-climate tactics to complete a series, such as a scan or an eruption, where the last seconds are just a formality.
Sometimes, however, the minute is full of drama.
In the last 20 years of the NBA playoffs, we’ve known the most productive shots in the series. To qualify, the shot will have to be a green soft basket at the last minute of a decisive fit, which is not necessarily unique to a game 7 fit. Not eligible for inclusion: game shots or clutch baskets with a feed.
In addition to the shot, the series game number, series time and the result of the winning team’s playoff series are also taken into account in order.
It’s precisely a glamorous cliché, but it fits the criteria!
Kevin Garnett had 28 problems and 14 rebounds in Game 6 against the Atlanta Hawks. His flip-off gave the Celtics an 80-79 lead and, despite everything, kept the Hawks at bay because Al Horford missed a 2.3-second throw to play.
Boston reached the eastern conference semi-finals and beat the Philadelphia 76ers, but LeBron James and the Miami Heat defeated the Celtics in the convention finals.
Driven along the Hall of Fame ahead of Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks ended a 10-year playoff drought in 2000-01. Calvin Booth, however, the hero.
At the time, the NBA played a best-of-five series in the first round. It is an elimination game between the Mavs and Utah Jazz.
Utah had an 83-82 lead, but Karl Malone missed a jump shot and Nowitzki made the rebound. Dallas goalkeeper Michael Finley came from a double team and discovered Calvin Booth, who jumped past Malone and grabbed a tray. Booth had scored precisely one point before the winning shot.
Dallas lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the round.
Extra time belonged to Chauncey Billups in Game 6 of the 2003 Eastern Conference semi-finals.
Billups scored a three-pointer in the additional session, adding a tiebreaker with 15.2 seconds to play to put the Detroit Pistons forward 92-89. Allen Iverson’s failed tray eventually sealed the fate of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Although the New Jersey Nets swept Detroit in the convention finals, the Pistons led by Billups in the 2004 NBA Finals and the Eastern Conference in 2005.
A year after hitting one of the best shots in the NBA Finals, Ray Allen null andde threw off a valuable hat-trick.
In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Heat had a 3-1 lead over the Brooklyn Nets. But when the clock passed a minute to play, Brooklyn had a chance to force a Game 6.
Allen made sure that happened.
LeBron James changed Mario Chalmers, who arrived here for a shot but instead moved on to Allen. Joe Johnson was unsuccessful in Allen, whose triple pointer discovered the network and gave Miami a 93-91 merit he would protect for the past 32 seconds.
The Heat lost to the Spurs in the NBA Finals, then LeBron left Miami and returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
If that triple recovers, the Indiana Pacers probably wouldn’t win the Eastern Conference in 2000.
“Thank God it collapsed,” Travis Best years later.
With pacers 94-93 and Reggie Miller with 41 points, Best probably wasn’t the hero. I was 2 out of 14 off the ground at the time, and I had just missed a jump a few seconds before that attempt.
However, his three fell to put the Pacers at the forefront.
Although the Milwaukee Bucks had some chance of desperation, Ray Allen’s three ringing beats failed at the target. The Pacers despite everything lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals.
After wasting the opening game of the 2011 Eastern Conference finals against the Chicago Bulls, the Heat took four straight wins.
LeBron and Dwyane Wade closed in style.
Miami faced a 12-point deficit with 3:14 playing in Game 5, but James and Wade combined to score 16 consecutive points for the Heat. LeBron finished the race with a deep leap, silencing the United Center crowd as he pushed Miami to an 81-79 lead.
Derrick Rose missed a loose shot at the next property that may have tied the score. The Heat moved to the NBA Finals, where they lost to the Mavericks.
Protective champions Spurs took a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the first playoff circular of 2015. But the Clippers defended themselves, won Game 6 in San Antonio and led Chris Paul’s shots to victory in Game 7.
At the bell in the third quarter, CP3 gave him the green three-point light. And when the final seconds of the deal passed, he overcame Danny Green and fired a one-handed shot.
Annoying effective.
The shot broke a 109-109 deadlock, and Matt Barnes crushed a depression alley for Kawhi Leonard to seal the impressive victory.
Los Angeles qualified for the Western Conference semi-finals, losing to the Rockets in a seven-game series.
In the 2014 playoffs, five of the 8 first-round series required a Game 7. However, the ultimate dramatic moment occurred in a Game 6 between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets.
With just one moment to play, the Rockets ahead Chandler Parsons made a tray to give Houston a 98-96 lead. Portland asked for a timeout to overtake the ball and prepare a play for Damian Lillard, then a moment-long player and emerging star.
Lillard shouted past Parsons, won Nicolas Batum’s and fired a triple at the bell.
It’s all clear.
Although the Blazers lost to the Spurs in the convention semifinals, Lillard’s shot is one of the few series-end bells in NBA history. But as we’ll see below, he was given two.
Five years later, Lillard was hit.
Well, that’s what Thunder star Paul George said after Oklahoma City Thunder lost to Portland in game five of this 2019 first-round series. This is a perfectly moderate opinion, as few players look for a 37-foot ring when they had plenty of time to attack the hoop.
However, Lillard sought him out. And he buried it, pushing the Blazers to an 118-115 victory and a 4-1 series victory.
Portland overthrew the Denver Nuggets in a seven-game series, the Golden State Warriors swept Lillard and the Blazers in the Western Conference finals.
After forcing a San Antonio industry, Kawhi Leonard landed with the Raptors and made them a contender.
A satisfied shot didn’t hurt either.
In Game 7, the 76ers tied the score to 90 with 4 seconds to play. Toronto asked for a timeout to move the ball forward. Marc Gasol threw a pass at Kawhi, who overcame Ben Simmons and got up to make a fadeaway on the corner over Joel Embiid.
Four rebounds and a quiet arena later, the ball fell through to give the Raptors a legendary 92-90 win.
Kawhi then led Toronto to playoff victories over the Bucks and Warriors, the franchise’s first NBA title.
Every day, an unlimited number of young people around the world are playing right now: it’s the NBA Finals. Game 7. Championship at stake. Play draw, almost longer.
Kyrie Irving was lucky enough to enjoy it.
A few possessions before, LeBron James had chased Andre Iguodala through the memorable block. After setbacks for the Cavs and Warriors, the score remained at 89-89.
Just as the clock was ticking for a minute, Irving began to press Stephen Curry. Haggling, haggling, crossing, hesitation, gunfire and, in the words of ESPN’s Mike Breen, it’s good! The Cavs completed 92-89 and eventually won 93-89.
Kyrie’s shot capped Cleveland’s return from a 3-1 deficit in the series, which was the first time it had happened in the NBA Finals.
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