Saddiq Bey made a 3-pointer as time expired for the Detroit Pistons, giving them a 122-119 win over the Golden State Warriors. The final play had been drawn for Bojan Bogdanovic, but Bey found himself with the ball and no time to think, so he just let it fly. The win ended the Warriors’ five-game winning streak and was a pivotal moment in the game that had been tied by the Warriors’ Klay Thompson with 2.3 seconds left.
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Kevon Looney’s Buzzer Beater – January 2, 2023 – Golden State Warriors vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Golden State Warriors won 143-141 in double overtime against the Atlanta Hawks thanks to a buzzer-beating game-winning put-back courtesy of Kevon Looney. After the game, Looney said of his late-game heroics, “I just had the feeling. The first one I rushed quickly and I just realized nobody was panicking or celebrating so I knew I had more time to go back up.”
Damian Lillard’s Buzzer Beater – April 23, 2019 – Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
At his postgame presser, [Paul] George called Lillard’s dagger a “bad shot,” and the Blazers All-Star responded.
“It’s a bad shot, but I was 8-of-12 from 30-plus feet in the series and I work on it regularly. … It wasn’t a bad shot tonight.”
From “Inside the assassin’s mindset — and trash talk — of Damian Lillard’s matchup against Russell Westbrook” by Chris Haynes [@ChrisBHaynes] for Yahoo Sports
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