is this the dagger
welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
nba buzzer beaters moments lillard long
range three
for this list we'll be looking at the
most epic last minute shots in nba
history this is a salute to the most
important impressive and acrobatic
buzzer beaters in basketball did we miss
your favorite buzzer beater let us know
in the comments below
number 10 dwyane wade does it again even
in his final years in the league dwyane
wade was no stranger to iconic plays in
the last 10 seconds of this game the
shooting guard turned an almost turnover
into a game winner getting a pass from
dion waiters wade juggled the ball after
a block from jordan bell what happened
next was nothing short of a wild and
truly unexpected move waiters back to
twain shoots no he couldn't get it off
now fires it up
the golden state warriors were unable to
stop him even with kevin durant's help
nothing short of determined the heat
star player managed to win the game in
surprise fashion shutting down the
competition the veteran made the younger
guys take notice of his playmaker skills
i didn't know why he was opening
that opened at the three-point line you
know but i just tried to get there on
the play he made a
tremendous play man i mean
you don't even think about shooting that
type of shot and winning the game that
way number nine ralph sampson takes the
rockets to the finals it's often said
that basketball games come down to the
final minutes but what about one second
in a daring move for the houston rockets
they inbounded the ball to ralph sampson
in the final possession of the game one
second
on the clock
sampson
with a spin move he delivered one of the
defining shots of his career samson's
lightning fast reflexes sent his team to
the 1986 nba finals
a miraculous shot by ron sampson has
given the houston rockets a trip to
boston for the nba world title
shutting down the los angeles lakers
dynasty the rockets proved they could
deliver in a split second play blink and
you missed it the quick thinking play
verified the towering players incredible
talents i don't ask this question much
but how does it feel
i think it's probably the best
experience i ever had in my basketball
career number eight dame lillard defeats
the thunder during the first round of
the 2019 nba playoffs the portland trail
blazers and the oklahoma city thunder
faced off in a thrilling showdown all
tied up both teams sat at 115 points
with portland getting the ball
chance right here shot clock is off
portland has a timeout
lillard
common collected trailblazer dame
lillard dribbled and ran the clock down
with nothing but pure confidence he
fired a long three-pointer to win the
game
a
37-foot
dagger oh my goodness
look at that shot
to put them out he went for 50 points
with this clutch move lillard made the
case for his dominant presence in the
west he also secured his team a spot in
the next round of the playoffs sending
the thunder back home you know it's been
a lot of back and forth a lot of talk
and all this stuff and
that was the last word i was having the
last word number 7 jerry west's 60-foot
shot for the 1970 nba finals the new
york knicks traveled to los angeles to
play the lakers in game three lakers
trying to press pressure the inbounds
pass
and it comes into walt frazier with 10
seconds now showing in the clock while
the home team was down by two their last
ditch effort to tie the game was in the
hands of jerry west his half-court shot
sends the game into overtime along with
putting him into the list of the
greatest basketball highlights ever two
seconds one second west throws it up
it's no wonder that west became the
inspiration for the nba logo even if the
knicks won west's shot would live on as
one of the luckiest in professional
basketball history
jerry west made it from the other side
of the midcourt strike number six john
stockton shoots his shot with the utah
jazz getting the ball it all came down
to 2.8 seconds in the 1997 western
conference finals problem here is you
don't want to foul the shooter
who's going to guard paul malone
normally known for his assist record
john stockton finally got a chance to
show basketball fans his clutch shooting
abilities just before the final buzzer
the point guard sent a three-pointer
through the net
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[Applause]
launching the ball over charles barkley
the surprise action pulled the wool over
houston's eyes putting the jazz into the
nba finals this move meant a lot to the
city of utah 15 points for you in the
quarter tell us about that last shot
that's sending you the finals who knows
i'm just glad it went in
it's very exciting in one of the many
moments that made him a hall of famer
this buzzer beater solidified stockton's
mythic status in the league
number five morris peterson at half
court this regular season matchup
between the raptors and wizards probably
looked all but over as gilbert arena
sank two foul shots got it
no timeouts for toronto with 3.8 seconds
on the clock toronto launched the ball
down court but washington's michael
ruffin recovered it thinking they had
won ruffin threw the ball in the air to
either celebrate or run out the clock
toronto's mars peterson caught it and
made a final field goal attempt at the
buzzer
and
no
not possible
tying up the game as positive momentum
propelled the squad to an overtime win
over the wizards it looked like they had
this one in the bag now they're gonna
have to really
as you say ratchet up the intensity here
in the overtime period even though his
time with the team was drawing to a
close peterson provided one of the most
rewind worthy moments in raptors history
number 4 derek fisher's surprise
left-hander with the series tied at two
games each the los angeles lakers faced
off against the san antonio spurs in the
2004 western conference semi-finals kobe
gets around it probably puts it up made
it lakers by one with 11 and a half to
go the spurs got the ball with 5.4
seconds left with center tim duncan
dropping a decisive two-point fade away
it almost looked like the end for the
lakers with only 0.4 seconds on the
clock he gets away a fade away
[Music]
with only a prayer derek fisher threw up
a left-hander silencing the home crowd
the final shot secured a win for the
away
team get it to fisher he scores tipping
the semifinals in their favor the lakers
built off of fisher's amazing move and
won the series in the next game
number three devin harris throws a hail
mary like many basketball games before
it this nets and sixers game ended in
nail-biting fashion with philadelphia up
by one after a foul shot new jersey had
the ball with only 1.8 seconds to go in
the fourth quarter
philadelphia by one point guard devon
harris got the ball driving down the
floor with all the energy he could
muster instead of getting fouled the
point guard launched the ball just
before crossing the half court line
simmons gets it into harris
harris 40 was fouled
[Music]
as the buzzer rang out the ball swished
through the net in an unbelievable move
bringing nets fans to their feet
harris's miracle lob defied all odds as
it secured the win that's a crazy win to
win the game tonight have you ever seen
an ending like that with so many people
on the edge of their seats both teams
included no not at all it was crazy but
i'm glad we got to go ahead on that we
needed this one that day the 2009
all-star demonstrated that occasionally
a hail mary is worth the effort number
two kawhi leonard clinches the series in
the 2019 season kawhi leonard led the
toronto raptors in a tense series with
the philadelphia 76ers and with four
seconds ton of time
for toronto to get a good look here
and it doesn't have to be catch and
shoot with toronto getting the ball in
the final seconds they needed one clean
shot to end it all giving the ball to
leonard the star player dribbled into
the corner and launched a shot and a
prayer at the basket
is this the dagger
as intense as any moment in recent nba
history the ball bounced four times
around the rim everyone watched with
bated breath as the ball finally rolled
through the net perhaps the most amazing
move in raptors history the small
forwards off-balance delivery sent his
team to the eastern conference finals no
i was disappointed missing that free
throw so
i really wanted to make that shot before
we unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
robert orry becomes big shot bob the
laker proved to everybody why he was big
shot bob with this clutch
missed it ball shot out to aureus
straight on three good the lakers have
won dame lillard wins the series lillard
decided this series against the rockets
with a decisive three-pointer
[Applause]
demar derozan goes back to back derozan
pulled double duty in a pair of
game-winning buzzer beaters derozan
to win it
[Applause]
unbelievable toss morant caught a
full-court pass and heaved the ball in
with one fluid motion adam's going along
[Applause]
devin booker over paul george booker
beat the buzzer and sailed the ball over
nba all-star paul george
booker this is for the win
got it
wow
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number one michael jordan's iconic
jumper in one of michael jordan's most
memorable plays he delivered this iconic
buzzer beater the bulls have three
seconds
to try a shot and try to win the game at
the end of a game between the chicago
bulls and the cleveland cavaliers the
legend got the ball with seconds left
jordan floated in the air for what felt
like forever he tossed the ball over
cavalier craig ilo's outstretched hand
draining the game-winning shot george
with two seconds
at the buzzer a triumphant fist pump
from the six-time champion let everybody
know that he meant business defying the
laws of gravity this legendary move
became one of the greatest highlights in
nba history a lot of people put a lot of
pressure on me and uh
you know i still couldn't concentrate
and make my free throws
but i didn't have to take his free throw
on the last shot it was a shot i felt
comfortable we came in we stuck tough we
hung right in there gave about 10 shells
a chance to win and we won the ball
again despite all of the players many
accomplishments this buzzer beater was
the turning point for his
record-breaking career
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