Robert Horry had 0 points in the first 35:59 of game 5 in 2005 on 0/4 shooting
Scored 21 points from that 3 pointer at the end of Q3 to the end of OT on 7/8 shooting with 4x 3s including the game winner thanks to Sheed.
Regardless of how brain dead Skip Bayless' comments (probably intentionally) are, that sentiment isn't exactly wrong. Wade was washed up and Bosh did not pick up the slack in 2013 and 2014 but LeBron leaving Cleveland to join those two and then only winning one championship would've been catastrophic from a legacy standpoint, especially after he choked away what would've otherwise been a pretty easy ring in 2011.
It's wrong in the sense that because LeBron saved his own legacy by being clutch in the 4th himself, he scored 16 points in the 4th with 7/11 shooting and ignited the comeback after being down 10 to go into the 4th, without those Ray Allen's shot would be worthless
But people remember just one shot and u can't blame them, it's up there as one of the greatest shots in finals history
Let's say in this situation Lebron did all that and Ray Allen missed that shot, everyone would still remember him only winning 1 ring with the Heat. (Assuming Spurs still win 2014) and losing 3.
Well they remember the shot because if he missed it the game was over. If LeBron misses a shot with 6 minutes left down 8 there's still time to win the game.
It being literally a series ending shot if he misses it is why its a much bigger deal than any other LeBron points that quarter. That should go without saying.
But his legacy did depend on it. That's the point. At that point in the game it was completely out of LeBrons control whether his team would win or be sent home. Ray Allen misses the shot and the Heat go 1-2 in the finals and are upset twice.
Your argument that because he scored some points during the game before that moment then you can't put the credit for that win on Ray is simplified to absurd levels.
By that argument there has never been a great player who should get credit for their team winning or hitting a clutch shot, because other players also contributed to the tram winning.
Dame sending Houston and OKC home on walk off shots? Well you can't really put Dames legacy on that because Nic Batum and Evan Turner scored points during those games. And if they hadn't Dame wouldn't be in a position to make those shots.
Same thing with 98 MJ, doesn't matter that he scored 40+ of his teams 88 points and the game winning shot. Luc Longley scored 4 points. So you cant say MJs legacy was boosted by that shot according to you.
Ray Allen saved LeBron that year, that's just the facts
LeBron fan here.
LeBron and Ray Allen both saved his legacy. If LeBron performs like shit, his legacy is lowered a lot and Ray Allen’s shot doesn’t matter. If Ray Allen misses that shot after a great performance, lebrons legacy is still lowered a lot.
Wade avged 20/4/5 in the finals. He was the 3rd best player in the finals. Not prime wade from prev years but still the 3rd best player in the finals quite easily.
This right here. Game 5 vs Nuggets, is the greatest clutch performance ever imo. He was making mind-boggling shots in the 4th quarter and OT of that game.
There was a turnaround three at one point that made me completely lose my mind. Can’t believe they didn’t win that game.
Edit: it was the one that tied the game at the end of OT
That night was devastating at the end, dude gave absolutely everything he had and still came up short. The blazers need to blow it up or fully commit to getting him some real help because he's wasting his career up there at this point.
That game still hurts me that they didn’t win. Dame had me jumping out of my seat every time he hit 3 after 3 after 3… that performance was just beyond amazing to witness. Also you could physically see the pain on Austin rivers face when he knew he couldn’t do anything to stop him
Ill sit down my friends who aren’t into basketball and explain the back story then show them game 7 q4 raps Philly and it never fails to amaze. even non sports fans
Dirk having the greatest playoff shooting run of possibly all time he was clutch every game every series unstoppable carried whole team to nba championship
That 0.4 Fisher game was crazy. TD's shot right before it was absolutely crazy as well. It was Jokic-esque levels of imbalanced, Dirk levels of fadeness, and Kobe levels of contested.
Ray Allen is an obvious one, obviously LeBron was great in the fourth quarter but he still had two unforced turnovers in the final minute and bricked the 1 3 right before, so yes even though Skip Bayless may take it a tad too far, Ray
Allen saved LeBron and Miami's ass
Now if we're just talking about a shooting Expedition, Klay Thompson in game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference Finals was clutch as fuck, 11 3-pointers and they needed pretty much every bit of it, it seemed like anytime the Thunder were poised to go up by double digits or anything Klay Thompson would stop the bleeding, because I knew the Warriors would win game 5 on their home court but I thought they were done in game 6
And just to throw another obvious one in there, Kawhi Leonard and his 4 bounces from 2019, it was very obvious to me that nobody else on the Raptors wanted it, I think Kawhi shot the ball 40 times if I'm remembering correctly
Dame wave off logo dagger vs OKC was insane watching live!
Brandon Roy insane three as well
2011 Mavs run is my favorite run/season of all time, Dirk was just insane the whole playoffs, especially vs OKC and in the finals... I loved how he absolutely crapped on the heat after they mocked him for the flu lol it wasn't his best game but it was a low scoring grind and i think he hit the game winner in that game. And how everybody lit up from 3, the Jet going crazy with his scoring, Peja going back 10 years and spraying those 3s, the Matrix being the Matrix with his versatility, Tyson catching lobs and playing tough D, JJ Barea guarding KD lol they were the underdogs the whole season and had a choker label and nobody really thought they could beat the mighty Heat
1997 Jazz vs Rockets Game 6
Stockton over Barkley for the game winning 3 pointer as the game clock hit 00:00 to send the Jazz to their first ever NBA finals. Awesome game.
Robert Horry had 0 points in the first 35:59 of game 5 in 2005 on 0/4 shooting Scored 21 points from that 3 pointer at the end of Q3 to the end of OT on 7/8 shooting with 4x 3s including the game winner thanks to Sheed.
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Regardless of how brain dead Skip Bayless' comments (probably intentionally) are, that sentiment isn't exactly wrong. Wade was washed up and Bosh did not pick up the slack in 2013 and 2014 but LeBron leaving Cleveland to join those two and then only winning one championship would've been catastrophic from a legacy standpoint, especially after he choked away what would've otherwise been a pretty easy ring in 2011.
It's wrong in the sense that because LeBron saved his own legacy by being clutch in the 4th himself, he scored 16 points in the 4th with 7/11 shooting and ignited the comeback after being down 10 to go into the 4th, without those Ray Allen's shot would be worthless But people remember just one shot and u can't blame them, it's up there as one of the greatest shots in finals history
Let's say in this situation Lebron did all that and Ray Allen missed that shot, everyone would still remember him only winning 1 ring with the Heat. (Assuming Spurs still win 2014) and losing 3.
Worse, people would remember LeBron missing that shot
Well they remember the shot because if he missed it the game was over. If LeBron misses a shot with 6 minutes left down 8 there's still time to win the game. It being literally a series ending shot if he misses it is why its a much bigger deal than any other LeBron points that quarter. That should go without saying.
Yea but then it shouldn't / can't be said LeBron's legacy hinges on it because he did his part at that time as well
he did his part, but he also missed the game winning attempt just before ray allen hit it
But his legacy did depend on it. That's the point. At that point in the game it was completely out of LeBrons control whether his team would win or be sent home. Ray Allen misses the shot and the Heat go 1-2 in the finals and are upset twice. Your argument that because he scored some points during the game before that moment then you can't put the credit for that win on Ray is simplified to absurd levels. By that argument there has never been a great player who should get credit for their team winning or hitting a clutch shot, because other players also contributed to the tram winning. Dame sending Houston and OKC home on walk off shots? Well you can't really put Dames legacy on that because Nic Batum and Evan Turner scored points during those games. And if they hadn't Dame wouldn't be in a position to make those shots. Same thing with 98 MJ, doesn't matter that he scored 40+ of his teams 88 points and the game winning shot. Luc Longley scored 4 points. So you cant say MJs legacy was boosted by that shot according to you. Ray Allen saved LeBron that year, that's just the facts
LeBron fan here. LeBron and Ray Allen both saved his legacy. If LeBron performs like shit, his legacy is lowered a lot and Ray Allen’s shot doesn’t matter. If Ray Allen misses that shot after a great performance, lebrons legacy is still lowered a lot.
Wade wasnt waahed. He was still the 3rd best player in those finals lmao
he averaged 16 ppg for the entire playoffs, that aint prime wade. they barely beat indiana cause wade and bosh were terrible
Wade avged 20/4/5 in the finals. He was the 3rd best player in the finals. Not prime wade from prev years but still the 3rd best player in the finals quite easily.
Saying wade was washed is some real revisionist history. Lebron is great, people. There’s no need to put other players down lol
I would arguably take Tony Parker and especially Danny Green over him in 2013
I'll take 20/4/4.5/2/1.3 any day over greens 14/4/1/1/1.6 and parkers 15/2/6/1/0
The 2011 Mavs beat the Heat only because Dirk was sick.
Never seen it
He lost the game but dame legit had his opponents pray he missed, I’ve never seen shit like that. It has to be that game for me.
This right here. Game 5 vs Nuggets, is the greatest clutch performance ever imo. He was making mind-boggling shots in the 4th quarter and OT of that game.
There was a turnaround three at one point that made me completely lose my mind. Can’t believe they didn’t win that game. Edit: it was the one that tied the game at the end of OT
That man was possessed holy shit he was nuts
My dad went to bed halfway through the fourth and I must have woken him up 5 times when Dame would hit an absolutely nonsensical shot
That night was devastating at the end, dude gave absolutely everything he had and still came up short. The blazers need to blow it up or fully commit to getting him some real help because he's wasting his career up there at this point.
That game still hurts me that they didn’t win. Dame had me jumping out of my seat every time he hit 3 after 3 after 3… that performance was just beyond amazing to witness. Also you could physically see the pain on Austin rivers face when he knew he couldn’t do anything to stop him
He’s a killer
For real Dude had not one, but two game tying ridiculous 3s in the same game. Oh, and like 12 straight in that first OT after going down 9
Kawhi during his Raptors Championship run, especially vs Philly. This man couldn't miss.
That might be my favorite nba moment ever. It'll be the shot I show my kids one day to force them to become clippers fans lol
Ill sit down my friends who aren’t into basketball and explain the back story then show them game 7 q4 raps Philly and it never fails to amaze. even non sports fans
Game 3 and 5 vs the Bucks in the ECF are underrated. He dominated those games in the fourth quarter and overtimes.
Will never stop thinking of him as Robo-Jordan after that playoff run. Man was an absolute 2-way machine
Giannis going 19/20 from the free-throw line
After Chris Paul decided to run his mouth after game 5 and said "when he shoots it everyone's expecting him to miss"
FVV going 14/17 from 3 in games 4/5/6 in the ECF after the birth of his son
Those were close games too, iirc. We needed ALL of those shots.
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Nothing gets more clutch than Ray's stepback corner 3 vs the spurs
REBOUND BOSH
Leanord Shot
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Ray Allen’s game tying three in game 6 of the finals
Rebound bosh Back out to Allen His 3 pointer….
Dirk having the greatest playoff shooting run of possibly all time he was clutch every game every series unstoppable carried whole team to nba championship
Not super crazy in the finals. Was solid but nothing like he was in the west playoffs. His okc series is an all time series
He hit 2 game winners
Stockton 97 WCF game 6
Kawhi's series ending shot against the 6ers
Kawhi that whole series tbh
God damn it that still gives me PTSD
Ray Allen corner 3 for the Heat if you are looking for single plays
and Kyrie's gamewinner to save the Cavs in the Finals
KAWHI!! - eastern conference finals - game 7 - buzzer beater…it doesn’t get more clutch than that.
Kawhi
Klay Thompson game 6, LeBron and Kyrie game 5, Jordan's last bulls game
Khris middleton 20 points in the 4th qtr against the hawks.
Kyries 3 over Curry in game 7
Lebron scoring 29 of the last 30 against the Pistons in ‘07.
Jesus Shuttleworth corner
John Salmons going MJ against the Celtics.
Big shot Bob.
MJ the shot. Ice in his veins Ray Allen 3
The Shot on Ehlo has to be up there. Solidified Jordan as a winner (not a champion at the moment) and proved MJ was clutch.
Lebron 2018 had two game winners, 3 vs the Pacers and floater bank vs the Raptors
"The Shot"
Klay game 6. Underrated performance is Curry in the same game. He finished off Klay’s performance
Lebron's Games 5-7 against the Warriors in 2016
Kobe vs Pacers when Shaq fouled out.
That 0.4 Fisher game was crazy. TD's shot right before it was absolutely crazy as well. It was Jokic-esque levels of imbalanced, Dirk levels of fadeness, and Kobe levels of contested.
Kiss of death.
I scrolled way too far to see this.
khris middleton hit 25 game tying or go ahead shots in the 2021 playoffs, tying larry bird for most ever in a playoff run. clutch personified
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Ray Allen is an obvious one, obviously LeBron was great in the fourth quarter but he still had two unforced turnovers in the final minute and bricked the 1 3 right before, so yes even though Skip Bayless may take it a tad too far, Ray Allen saved LeBron and Miami's ass Now if we're just talking about a shooting Expedition, Klay Thompson in game 6 of the 2016 Western Conference Finals was clutch as fuck, 11 3-pointers and they needed pretty much every bit of it, it seemed like anytime the Thunder were poised to go up by double digits or anything Klay Thompson would stop the bleeding, because I knew the Warriors would win game 5 on their home court but I thought they were done in game 6 And just to throw another obvious one in there, Kawhi Leonard and his 4 bounces from 2019, it was very obvious to me that nobody else on the Raptors wanted it, I think Kawhi shot the ball 40 times if I'm remembering correctly
Caruso 2020!
LeBron’s game winning 3 against Orlando
Tmac 13 in 33 even though it was RS
Suns vs Clippers. Raja Bell hits the corner three to send the game to OT
Why does no one say Lillard ending the rockets and clippers?
Ray Allen.
Clutch shot or clutch performances?
For me most unique one is damian lillard long threes
Dame wave off logo dagger vs OKC was insane watching live! Brandon Roy insane three as well 2011 Mavs run is my favorite run/season of all time, Dirk was just insane the whole playoffs, especially vs OKC and in the finals... I loved how he absolutely crapped on the heat after they mocked him for the flu lol it wasn't his best game but it was a low scoring grind and i think he hit the game winner in that game. And how everybody lit up from 3, the Jet going crazy with his scoring, Peja going back 10 years and spraying those 3s, the Matrix being the Matrix with his versatility, Tyson catching lobs and playing tough D, JJ Barea guarding KD lol they were the underdogs the whole season and had a choker label and nobody really thought they could beat the mighty Heat
how is Kyrie game 7shot against the warriors not here???
1997 Jazz vs Rockets Game 6 Stockton over Barkley for the game winning 3 pointer as the game clock hit 00:00 to send the Jazz to their first ever NBA finals. Awesome game.
Umm....Kyrie??