I once asked a friend: “If you could do one thing in a major league game what would it be? Strike a hitter out, hit a home run, steal home?”
He said, “Rob someone of a homer.”
That hadn’t occurred to me.
I was reminded of this yesterday when Paul Pierce blocked Kyle Lowry’s shot in the final seconds of Game 7 in Toronto. It was a clean block. If the shot went in, the Raptors would have won. But Pierce blocked it–with his left hand–and the Nets won.
What a Boss way to end an opponents’ season.
[Photo Credit: Corey Sipkin/N.Y. Daily News]
I'm no basketball fan by any stretch, but it's kind of cool to see this team still in it.
...PS - anyone else think it was sad/funny as sh*t to see Drake hugging the friggin' Raptor MASCOT after they lost?
can't feel good about the nets until pierce and kg aren't on the team.
lowry forced that shot. pierce almost couldn't help but block it.
crazy way to advance/end your season though.
Nice preview of the Clippers OKC series: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/clippers-thunder-preview-round-2-2014-russell-westbrook-blake-griffin/
I wonder if Dave Winfield ever blocked somebody's shot to win a game at Minnesota? I know he robbed a lot of people of home runs.