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发帖数: 12553 | 1 Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith has a knack for putting himself at the
center of some unbelievable highlights. Sometimes, that’s not necessarily a
good thing.
Smith found himself in that exact situation at the end of regulation in Game
1 of the NBA Finals. It resulted in a highlight that could end up haunting
him for a long time.
What happened?
After an action-packed final minute of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers had
a chance to pull out a win in Game 1 of the finals over the Golden State
Warriors.
With Cleveland trailing by one, Klay Thompson fouled George Hill with 4.7
seconds on the clock. Hill nailed his first free throw, tying the game at
107. His next free throw came up a little short.
For a brief second, it looked like Hill’s miss wouldn’t matter. Smith
grabbed the rebound just feet away from the basket and … started dribbling
the ball in the opposite direction.
Uh … what?
Most viewers assumed Smith thought the Cavaliers were ahead, and dribbled
away from the basket to avoid the Warriors fouling him so he could run out
the clock.
It looked like Smith eventually took notice of the clock, but passed the
ball too late. The clock hit zero, and the game went into overtime.
After the game, Cavs coach Ty Lue claimed Smith believed the Cavaliers had
the lead when he grabbed the rebound. |
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