Missed shots that could have altered NBA history

[Y2ktors]

1987 Finals.
Bird hit that clutch 3 after Worthy held his jersey, then Magic made the baby-hook and Bird had that shot that almost went it but it bounced back.

This shot was my first answer, but you beat me to it, so I'll go back a step:

1987 ECF Gme 5:

If DJ lays it in AND it rims OUT at the end, Boston goes to Detroit down 3-2. I doubt they win that series.

Yeah I know that he made it, which was off topic but I just saw this as a way to show that things sometimes balance themselves out.

[oarabbus]

Who cares, they didn't go in.

[Stringer Bell]

1962, Frank Selvy. If he hadn't missed, the 8-peat would have been cut in (almost) half. And the title count today would be: Lakers 17, Celtics 16
Plus, Baylor and West would get some respect more.

According to the book "When the Game Was Ours", one of Selvy's teammates, I forgot whom, would randomly call Selvy and say "nice shot Frank" and then hang up.

[D-FENS]

[real talk]The 92-93 Dallas Mavericks would have won the NBA championship if they made all of their shots.[/real talk]