![]() “It was a blessed day for us,” said Shaquille O’Neal, whose missed layup gave birth to Horry’s shot. You could never see this type of game in your life.” The whole game, he was going for offensive boards, but at that moment he was waiting right there. “Vlade hit the ball and it went straight into his hands and he was wide open. “It was the luckiest thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” Kings reserve Hedo Turkoglu said about Horry’s shot. (Ed’s note: Maybe that’s why they don’t like me.) I didn’t get up for a solid twenty minutes. I was irate when the referees inexplicably allowed a Samaki Walker half-court buzzer-beater to count at the end of the first half, even though NBC’s Marv Albert had already hit the snack bar by the time Walker released it.When Horry’s shot happened, I fell off the couch and collapsed to the floor. I was at my cousin’s birthday party, watching as my beloved Kings imploded. ![]() ( Photo: Hector Amezuca/The Sacramento Bee) Horry’s three sent the author to the floor, where he laid motionless for approximately twenty minutes. Kings center Vlade Divac, in probably the dumbest move of his career, tipped the ball back to the top of the key where a wide-open Horry had been standing, almost as if he was cued up to break the hearts of Kings fans. (Ed’s note: Right before Horry hit the shot, Kobe Bryant missed a potential game-tying jumper, and Shaquille O’Neal missed the putback layup from about three feet away. They had a 24-point lead in Game 4, with a chance to take a 3-1 series lead, before giving it all back (with some help from the refs), as Robert Horry hit a game-winning, gut-busting three at the buzzer. They led Game 3 by as many as 27 points, cruising to a 13-point win. They had earned home court throughout the playoffs, and had dominated the Lakers for long stretches of their seven-game war.Ĭhris Webber said before Game 7 that he felt like the Kings had already won five games in the series. ![]() The Kings had gone 61-21 in the regular season, finishing three games ahead of the Lakers in the Pacific Division. The Kings had been robbed more blindly than a Bernie Madoff client.Īnd the worst part? There was no doubt that Sacramento was the better team. There were no words to describe how the Kings felt after Game 7. Premier League Week 2 Takeaways: Forest’s entertaining win, Leicester in trouble and poor Bournemouth Posted 12 months ago.Two games, two very different results, and not many conclusions to draw for AFC Bournemouth so far into Premier League season Posted 12 months ago.After high-scoring performance at EuroBasket, could Sasha Vezenkof be headed to NBA soon? Posted 11 months ago.Will Bournemouth stay up? Cherries earn another point to stay unbeaten against non-big-six sides Posted 11 months ago. ![]() Danny Ainge is screwing up the Utah Jazz rebuild by being too good at his job Posted 9 months ago.Sorrentine, but Anthony Lamb is making Vermont Catamount history in NBA Posted 9 months ago He may not be remembered as well as T.J.Which teams would earn spots in a permanent Premier League with no relegation? Posted 9 months ago.The rise, fall, and rise again of the Cleveland Cavaliers: How they built a winner in the post-LeBron James era Posted 6 months ago.Peter’s define North Jersey fearlessness Posted 5 months ago NCAA Tournament Cinderellas Fairleigh Dickinson, St.Where will Dillon Brooks end up next season? Five teams who make the most sense Posted 3 months ago. ![]()
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