10 shots that changed NBA history in the last decade

[King Baron]

https://thenaturalaristocrat.com/2020/03/26/10-shots-that-changed-nba-history-in-the-last-decade/

Your thoughts on the rankings?

[Turbo Slayer]

Replace Paul Pierce's shot with LeBron's game-winner in Game 2 of the ECSF in the year 2018.

Otherwise, the list look perfectly good! :bowdown: :applause:

[SouBeachTalents]

The issue is there's literally only going to be a couple of shots per decade that actually changes history

The 2010's? Ray, Kyrie & Kawhi

I would've definitely included Artest, CP3, something from Klay's Game 6

[Wally450]

Pierce's G5 shot over LeBron in 2012 should be on there imo. That shot gave the Celtics a 3-2 lead and put the pressure on LeBron to have a game for the ages just to force a G7.

You can simply say "LeBron Game 6" and most people know which game you're talking about.

[Turbo Slayer]

Pierce's G5 shot over LeBron in 2012 should be on there imo. That shot gave the Celtics a 3-2 lead and put the pressure on LeBron to have a game for the ages just to force a G7.

You can simply say "LeBron Game 6" and most people know which game you're talking about.

Oh yeah!!!! I totally forget that moment. Yeah that should be on there too.

[SouBeachTalents]

You can simply say "LeBron Game 6" and most people know which game you're talking about.
Which is crazy considering the Game 6 performance he had in 2016

[Whoah10115]

That LeBron shot should not make the list.

But the double drom 2018? How does that not? Not only did it materialize in his greatest end-to-end run, but he literally ended the Raptors as we knew them.

And then they won the title.

[guy]

They ****ed up. That Vince carter short was in 2014 not 2011. Dallas lost that series to the Spurs.

[Naero]

Don't understand how Durant's game-sealer from 2018 belongs on this list. The Cavaliers weren't going to win more than a token game that series (which they squandered in Game 1), and I wouldn't wage on them even winning that game with or without that shot.

Even his go-ahead three-pointer in 2017 is probably omissible from this list—it merely made the difference between a gentleman's sweep and a semicompetitive but inexorable win for the Warriors—but it was in a much clutcher scenario and against a Cavaliers team that was talented enough (particularly offensively) to have at least a remote fighting chance.

I'd much rather see one of Dirk's daggers from the 2011 Finals on the list, such as his game-winner in Game 2 or icer in Game 4. That championship was easily his magnum opus, it's still the Mavericks' only title in franchise history (completing the Texas Triangle), and that emasculating loss was a watershed moment for LeBron—and it's perfectly possible none of it would have materialized without one of those pivotal shots.

[Axe]

Yeah, durant's clinching shots are simply overrated. Nothing special to brag about, especially on a team that were immediately rising up in the ranks and were already establishing themselves as a dynasty even without him.

[Uncle Drew]

Kyrie's shot > Allen's shot.

[Mr Feeny]

Kyrie's shot > Allen's shot.

Not a chance. Allen did it when they were down 3 and about to lose the title. Kyrie did it with a whole minute to go (and plenty of possessions to come) in a tie game.

The kyrie shot was enormous but the Allen shot might have been the most important shot in nba history.

[Smook A.]

Disagree. Both are legendary shots, but one of them was more important than the other.

If Ray Allen missed the shot, the Spurs would've won that game and the championship.

If Kyrie missed, the game still would've been tied up at 89 a piece with a whole minute remaining.

[Axe]

Lebron's two valuable rings on the line if it weren't for their heroic efforts.

[Uncle Drew]

Not a chance. Allen did it when they were down 3 and about to lose the title. Kyrie did it with a whole minute to go (and plenty of possessions to come) in a tie game.

The kyrie shot was enormous but the Allen shot might have been the most important shot in nba history.

Completing the first and as of today only 3-1 comeback against, factually, the greatest team in the history of basketball, giving the Cavaliers its first ever title and Cleveland its first title in more than 50 years. Biggest shot in sports.

[Manny98]

Paul Pierce :bowdown:

[Mr Feeny]

Completing the first and as of today only 3-1 comeback against, factually, the greatest team in the history of basketball, giving the Cavaliers its first ever title and Cleveland its first title in more than 50 years. Biggest shot in sports.


You're talking about the comeback. But we are discussing the shots. Nothing more. Cleveland might well won the game without Kyrie' shot. In fact they went on to score an additional point while the wrriors didnt over the last minute of that game.

We aren't talking about the series. We are only talking about one shot.

[Uncle Drew]

You're talking about the comeback. But we are discussing the shots. Nothing more. Cleveland might well won the game without Kyrie' shot. In fact they went on to score an additional point while the wrriors didnt over the last minute of that game.

We aren't talking about the series. We are only talking about one shot.

Oh, so shots aren't in direct relation to series? Interesting.

[KenBarrington]

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[superduper]

Ray Allen and Kyrie Irving's shots are amongst THE two clutchest and biggest shots in the history of the sport of basketball :bowdown:

[SamuraiSWISH]

The absolute biggest and most important one is the Ray Allen shot in 2013.

It basically saved LeBron’s entire legacy. Could you imagine him losing losing that finals as well?

Ironically the second most important shot is Kyrie hitting the game-winner in game seven of the 2016 finals.

Another legacy saving shot for LeBron. If he doesn’t win that championship for Cleveland, even with a hobbled and depleted and league assisted Chip ...

He looks in even more pure essence of the super talented but team hopping, self aggrandizing, competitive coward mercenary that he really truly is honestly.

Without those super cold ballsy clutch shots. He is 1 for 9 in the Finals on the big stage. Being a lock out shortened season title.

1 ring, 4 different teams, with the deck stacked in his favor for all but one of them (2018 Finals)

[superduper]

You're talking about the comeback. But we are discussing the shots. Nothing more. Cleveland might well won the game without Kyrie' shot. In fact they went on to score an additional point while the wrriors didnt over the last minute of that game.

We aren't talking about the series. We are only talking about one shot.

Part of the reason the Warriors didn't score was because they HAD to match Kyrie's 3 that he just hit on the other end. Them getting a 2pter would do nothing for them, they had to force up a horribly bad and predictable shot all because of Kyrie's momentum shift on the other had. If Kyrie doesn't hit that shot Warriors can go for an easy 2 or draw a foul.

Kyrie's shot is top 3 in history.

[Mr Feeny]

Part of the reason the Warriors didn't score was because they HAD to match Kyrie's 3 that he just hit on the other end. Them getting a 2pter would do nothing for them, they had to force up a horribly bad and predictable shot all because of Kyrie's momentum shift on the other had. If Kyrie doesn't hit that shot Warriors can go for an easy 2 or draw a foul.

Kyrie's shot is top 3 in history.

I'll have to go back and look at it but I think he did it with 50+seconds remaining. If that's the case, they didn't need a 3. They could have gone for a 2 for 1.

[SouBeachTalents]

Part of the reason the Warriors didn't score was because they HAD to match Kyrie's 3 that he just hit on the other end. Them getting a 2pter would do nothing for them, they had to force up a horribly bad and predictable shot all because of Kyrie's momentum shift on the other had. If Kyrie doesn't hit that shot Warriors can go for an easy 2 or draw a foul.

Kyrie's shot is top 3 in history.
They definitely didn't need a 3 there. They had 50 seconds, more than enough time to theoretically get a 2, stop, and the ball back. Hell, LeBron rebounded his miss with 30 seconds left. Had they scored a 2 that's plenty of time for a stop and the ball back

[Gougou]

Still think Allens shot and Kyrie are the biggest, nothing else comes close.

If those 2 shots missed, Lebron would be 1/9 and he will not even make greatest top 10 players.

[Uncle Drew]

Still think Allens shot and Kyrie are the biggest, nothing else comes close.

If those 2 shots missed, Lebron would be 1/9 and he will not even make greatest top 10 players.

That's not how it works genius.

[tpols]

Forget the last decade, Ray Allen's shot may be # 1 all time.

No superstar's legacy has ever been saved by one shot like that.

[ArbitraryWater]

The absolute biggest and most important one is the Ray Allen shot in 2013.

It basically saved LeBron’s entire legacy. Could you imagine him losing losing that finals as well?

Ironically the second most important shot is Kyrie hitting the game-winner in game seven of the 2016 finals.

Another legacy saving shot for LeBron. If he doesn’t win that championship for Cleveland, even with a hobbled and depleted and league assisted Chip ...

He looks in even more pure essence of the super talented but team hopping, self aggrandizing, competitive coward mercenary that he really truly is honestly.

Without those super cold ballsy clutch shots. He is 1 for 9 in the Finals on the big stage. Being a lock out shortened season title.

1 ring, 4 different teams, with the deck stacked in his favor for all but one of them (2018 Finals)

Yeah, but what about with them:

Shumpert makes it in 2015, Smith in 2018, Wade in 2011, Irving in 2017... damn, he could be 7/9!

Hint: This is a wake-up call that every now and then a teammate hits a shot. Overall, they've been a letdown.

And why would he have lost if Irving had not hit the shot? Lol. The game was tied. Something was bound to go in after that spell.

[SouBeachTalents]

The absolute biggest and most important one is the Ray Allen shot in 2013.

It basically saved LeBron’s entire legacy. Could you imagine him losing losing that finals as well?

Ironically the second most important shot is Kyrie hitting the game-winner in game seven of the 2016 finals.

Another legacy saving shot for LeBron. If he doesn’t win that championship for Cleveland, even with a hobbled and depleted and league assisted Chip ...

He looks in even more pure essence of the super talented but team hopping, self aggrandizing, competitive coward mercenary that he really truly is honestly.

Without those super cold ballsy clutch shots. He is 1 for 9 in the Finals on the big stage. Being a lock out shortened season title.

1 ring, 4 different teams, with the deck stacked in his favor for all but one of them (2018 Finals)
Yep, we all remember the deck being stacked in his favor in '07 & '15 as well. Going up against the 2017 Warriors was at his advantage too

[ArbitraryWater]

Yep, we all remember the deck being stacked in his favor in '07 & '15 as well. Going up against the 2017 Warriors was at his advantage too

You know how you see some posters get better, come to their senses?

It's been in the opposite direction for SamuraiSwish for years. How do you even type that with a straight face lol

[SouBeachTalents]

You know how you see some posters get better, come to their senses?

It's been in the opposite direction for SamuraiSwish for years. How do you even type that with a straight face lol
He's become radicalized like 3ball, Stalker etc. He's really gone off the deep end with some of his LeBron posts lately

[tpols]

Irving in 2017... damn, he could be 7/9!

Hint: This is a wake-up call that every now and then a teammate hits a shot. Overall, they've been a letdown.


https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/ee/aa/bfeeaaadea68fd83b0e71565c9cfae67.jpg

:biggums:

[ArbitraryWater]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/ee/aa/bfeeaaadea68fd83b0e71565c9cfae67.jpg

:biggums:

yup, that covers 9 years

[SamuraiSWISH]

God damn Kyrie is a beast

[Overdrive]

Overall, they've been a letdown.



[...]How do you even type that with a straight face lol

Lebron had some of the best teammates in the league the last decade. Of course Bosh and Love were letdowns. You can't push guys who've been 1st options for most of their career into a Horace Grant and expect them to be as great as before. Nonetheless Bosh adapted pretty well.

Aside from that he was surrounded by pretty good complementary pieces. His biggest problem was the emergence of the Warriors and their Durant signing. If the Warriors never existed Lebron might have 6 rings by now.

[Axe]

Aside from that he was surrounded by pretty good complementary pieces. His biggest problem was the emergence of the Warriors and their Durant signing. If the Warriors never existed Lebron might have 6 rings by now.
Poor thing.

[Hey Yo]

Ray's shot was huge, but SA (with no timeouts) got a free one due to the officials needing to look at replay to confirm Ray was behind the line.

With 5.2 seconds left, Parker got the ball past half court with about 3.5 left. He was able to get off an "uncontested" baseline falling out of bounds jumper FTW.

Spurs definitely had a chance to still win the game in regulation.

[red1]

Forget the last decade, Ray Allen's shot may be # 1 all time.

No superstar's legacy has ever been saved by one shot like that.

AHAHAHA my dude RAY-RAY


16 points in the 4th quarter of that game shooting 7-11 when the team was down 10 and the series was on the line - thats why bron bron got that finals MVP. thank you Ray!!


we dont even need to bring up game 7.


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[red1]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/ee/aa/bfeeaaadea68fd83b0e71565c9cfae67.jpg


I love that shit bro. kyrie should definitely be my next avatar. :applause:


lebron and kyrie are a GOAT nba duo. only two teammates in nba history to score 40 in the same finals game. lebron also had 40 this same game. :applause:

[Turbo Slayer]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/ee/aa/bfeeaaadea68fd83b0e71565c9cfae67.jpg

:biggums: Sure, but it doesn't get any better than this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJEG7fcUn-s

LeBron recorded the highest GmSc ever in NBA Finals. :bowdown:

[red1]

Sure, but it doesn't get any better than this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJEG7fcUn-s

LeBron recorded the highest GmSc ever in NBA Finals. :bowdown:

plus lebron had 40 points himself in that kyrie game as well. :oldlol:


back to back 40-point games - in the finals. :oldlol: