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In basketball, a 'buzzer beater' is a shot taken just before the game clock of a period expires, when the buzzer sounds and the backboard lights up. The term is normally reserved for baskets that win or tie the game at the last moment (more appropriately called as a "walk-off buzzer beater"). If a player releases the ball "beating" the buzzer, so that it sounds while the ball is in mid-air, the shot still counts if it goes in. Often, a buzzer beating shot will be released from long range (even from beyond half court), making for a spectacular play when it connects.
Officials in the NCAA, NBA, Serie A (Italy), and Euroleague (Final Four series only, effective 2006) are required to use instant replay to assess whether a basket made at the end of a period was in fact released before the game clock expired. Since 2002, the NBA also has mandated duplicate light strips on both the backboard and on the scorer's table for the purpose of identifying the end of period.
Although buzzer beaters are fairly common, several instances have been recognised as special occasions:
★ In Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Jerry West sank an incredible desperation final-second 60-foot shot to tie the game at 102-102. However, his Los Angeles Lakers still lost against the New York Knicks in overtime, 108-111.[1]
★ In Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics stole an inbounds pass from Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons, passed it to Dennis Johnson, who converted a layup as time expired for a 108-107 win.[2]
★ In Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals, 6-feet-9-inch Magic Johnson of the Lakers drained a last-second hook shot over the outstretched hands of 7-0 Robert Parish and 6-10 Kevin McHale of the Boston Celtics, winning the game 107-106.[3]
★ On May 7 1989, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls received an inbounds pass with three seconds left, sprinted to the top of the key with defenders hounding him, and launched a last-second shot over Craig Ehlo of the Cleveland Cavaliers to sink ''The Shot'', lifting his Bulls over the Cavaliers with 101-100.[4]
★ In the 1995 NBA Playoffs, Nick Van Exel of the Los Angeles Lakers drained a three-point shot with 0.5 seconds remaining to a 98-96 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[5]
★ In Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Western Conference Finals, John Stockton of the Utah Jazz buried a three-pointer as time expired, lifting his Jazz over the Houston Rockets 103-100 and taking the series 4-2.[6]
★ In the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2004 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers were trailing the San Antonio Spurs with 0.4 seconds left and the ball at halfcourt after a timeout. Derek Fisher of the Lakers caught the ball and incredibly scored the last points of the miraculous 74-73 win.[7]
★ On December 9, 2004 The Houston Rockets were trailing the San Antonio Spurs when Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets scored 13 points mainly on 3's (1 free throw off a foul by Tim Duncan while attempting a 3) in 35 seconds to win 81-80.
★ (Euroleague) On April 7, 2004, Maccabi Tel Aviv was trailing Žalgiris at home, on the decisive round-robin match to determine which team advances to the Final Four tournament, held later that month in Tel Aviv. Maccabi's failure to advance would mean utter disaster, as team officials battled all season long against Euroleague attempts to relocate the tournament due to ensuing Al-Aqsa intifada and similar UEFA ban on football (soccer) matches hosted in Israel. With 2 seconds remaining and Maccabi trailing by 3 points, Derrick Sharp caught a long pass from Gur Shelef, turned to the basket and fired a game-tying fade-away three-pointer, forcing overtime. Maccabi won that game, advanced to the Final Four and became Euroleague Champion, winning the final game against Skipper Bologna by the all-time record score of 118-74.[8]
★ On March 30, 2007 the Toronto Raptors were trailing the Washington Wizards 106-109 with 3.8 seconds left. Anthony Parker of the Toronto Raptors threw a pass down the court only to have it intercepted by Washington Wizard, Michael Ruffin. Thinking the time had all but run out, Ruffin threw the ball in the air only to have it fall into the hands of Raptor, Morris Peterson. Peterson quickly threw the desperation three from 31-feet out and drained it, barely beating the buzzer and tying the score at 109. The Raptors would later win overtime, 123-118.[9]
1. http://www.nba.com/history/mrclutch_moments.html
2. http://www.nba.com/history/birdsteal_moments.html
3. http://www.nba.com/history/magichook_moments.html
4. http://www.nba.com/history/jordancav_moments.html
5. http://www.nba.com/history/1995heroics_moments.html
6. http://www.nba.com/history/97buzzer_moments.html
7. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=240513024
8. http://217.13.116.51/reports/report.jsp?temporada=E03&jornada=20&partido=215
9. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2007033027
In basketball, a 'buzzer beater' is a shot taken just before the game clock of a period expires, when the buzzer sounds and the backboard lights up. The term is normally reserved for baskets that win or tie the game at the last moment (more appropriately called as a "walk-off buzzer beater"). If a player releases the ball "beating" the buzzer, so that it sounds while the ball is in mid-air, the shot still counts if it goes in. Often, a buzzer beating shot will be released from long range (even from beyond half court), making for a spectacular play when it connects.
Officials in the NCAA, NBA, Serie A (Italy), and Euroleague (Final Four series only, effective 2006) are required to use instant replay to assess whether a basket made at the end of a period was in fact released before the game clock expired. Since 2002, the NBA also has mandated duplicate light strips on both the backboard and on the scorer's table for the purpose of identifying the end of period.
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| Remarkable buzzer beaters |
| References |
Remarkable buzzer beaters
Although buzzer beaters are fairly common, several instances have been recognised as special occasions:
★ In Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Jerry West sank an incredible desperation final-second 60-foot shot to tie the game at 102-102. However, his Los Angeles Lakers still lost against the New York Knicks in overtime, 108-111.[1]
★ In Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics stole an inbounds pass from Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons, passed it to Dennis Johnson, who converted a layup as time expired for a 108-107 win.[2]
★ In Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals, 6-feet-9-inch Magic Johnson of the Lakers drained a last-second hook shot over the outstretched hands of 7-0 Robert Parish and 6-10 Kevin McHale of the Boston Celtics, winning the game 107-106.[3]
★ On May 7 1989, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls received an inbounds pass with three seconds left, sprinted to the top of the key with defenders hounding him, and launched a last-second shot over Craig Ehlo of the Cleveland Cavaliers to sink ''The Shot'', lifting his Bulls over the Cavaliers with 101-100.[4]
★ In the 1995 NBA Playoffs, Nick Van Exel of the Los Angeles Lakers drained a three-point shot with 0.5 seconds remaining to a 98-96 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[5]
★ In Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Western Conference Finals, John Stockton of the Utah Jazz buried a three-pointer as time expired, lifting his Jazz over the Houston Rockets 103-100 and taking the series 4-2.[6]
★ In the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2004 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers were trailing the San Antonio Spurs with 0.4 seconds left and the ball at halfcourt after a timeout. Derek Fisher of the Lakers caught the ball and incredibly scored the last points of the miraculous 74-73 win.[7]
★ On December 9, 2004 The Houston Rockets were trailing the San Antonio Spurs when Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets scored 13 points mainly on 3's (1 free throw off a foul by Tim Duncan while attempting a 3) in 35 seconds to win 81-80.
★ (Euroleague) On April 7, 2004, Maccabi Tel Aviv was trailing Žalgiris at home, on the decisive round-robin match to determine which team advances to the Final Four tournament, held later that month in Tel Aviv. Maccabi's failure to advance would mean utter disaster, as team officials battled all season long against Euroleague attempts to relocate the tournament due to ensuing Al-Aqsa intifada and similar UEFA ban on football (soccer) matches hosted in Israel. With 2 seconds remaining and Maccabi trailing by 3 points, Derrick Sharp caught a long pass from Gur Shelef, turned to the basket and fired a game-tying fade-away three-pointer, forcing overtime. Maccabi won that game, advanced to the Final Four and became Euroleague Champion, winning the final game against Skipper Bologna by the all-time record score of 118-74.[8]
★ On March 30, 2007 the Toronto Raptors were trailing the Washington Wizards 106-109 with 3.8 seconds left. Anthony Parker of the Toronto Raptors threw a pass down the court only to have it intercepted by Washington Wizard, Michael Ruffin. Thinking the time had all but run out, Ruffin threw the ball in the air only to have it fall into the hands of Raptor, Morris Peterson. Peterson quickly threw the desperation three from 31-feet out and drained it, barely beating the buzzer and tying the score at 109. The Raptors would later win overtime, 123-118.[9]
References
1. http://www.nba.com/history/mrclutch_moments.html
2. http://www.nba.com/history/birdsteal_moments.html
3. http://www.nba.com/history/magichook_moments.html
4. http://www.nba.com/history/jordancav_moments.html
5. http://www.nba.com/history/1995heroics_moments.html
6. http://www.nba.com/history/97buzzer_moments.html
7. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=240513024
8. http://217.13.116.51/reports/report.jsp?temporada=E03&jornada=20&partido=215
9. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2007033027
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