Basketball is a fast-paced, energetic game where the score can change in favor of either team in a matter of moments (possibly multiple times). In the end of an even game, those of weaker natures faint and those of tougher natures at least tremble with their knees.
With the final siren, a kick from half court and the ball miraculously falls into the basket. Scoreboard shows three points for the lucky team and the score changes in their favor. Crowd goes wild (or falls to the floor). Histories like this are written on scoreboards all over the world.
The following chapters feature six endings to games that have shaped the history of the world’s most famous basketball competition – the American NBA. Enjoy!
NBA playoffs in 1999 followed the regular season, which was shortened by the lockout and in which each team played only 50 games. Both the San Antonio Spurs and the Portland Blazers met in the Western Conference Finals.
Their first two games were played at San Antonio’s home arena. It was the home team that won the opening game, but Portland was closer to victory two days later.
The visitors led 85-83 with twelve seconds left and the home team was in the game. Immediately, that ball came to Sean Elliott in the corner of the court, and he acrobatically took it and, standing on his toes to prevent the referees from whistling a foul, took a shot from an almost impossible angle.
It fell into the basket and the score turned in favor of the Spurs, who then won the next two meetings to take the series 4-0. In the finals, they beat the New York Knicks 4-1 to win their first NBA title.
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