San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker proved Thursday night why he is one of the NBA's premier point guards with an amazing, buzzer-beating shot in the waning seconds of the NBA Finals.
It was a broken play. With 17 seconds left in regulation, Parker dribbled from the perimeter, toward the paint, back outside, fell, stood, spun past LeBron James and tossed up a shot just as the shot clock lit up -- it bounced twice and dropped in. The wild, circus-like shot pushed San Antonio to a 92-88 lead with 5.2 seconds left, all but sealing the first game of the NBA Finals.
The Spurs held out the next possession and won, 92-88.
"It was a crazy play. I thought I lost the ball about three or four times," Parker told reporters after the game. "At the end I was just trying to get a shot up. It felt good when it left my hand and I was happy when it went it."
