Re: Finally: The answer as to what Danny Ainge was thinking when he left John Paxson open for 3.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:46 pm
by Kryptonic
30 years… and this is still a dagger through the heart.
Re: Finally: The answer as to what Danny Ainge was thinking when he left John Paxson open for 3.
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:15 pm
by JeremyG
Horace doesn't get enough credit. Incredible catch-and-pass (had to get rid of it immediately) for the assist and then the block on KJ at the end.
If you want to re-live all of the painful memories in the most dramatic fashion possible, here you go, with all of the legendary broadcasters, including Al McCoy, Marv Albert, and the late great Jim Durham:
Re: Finally: The answer as to what Danny Ainge was thinking when he left John Paxson open for 3.
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 8:13 am
by SunsRIt
I had forgotten they were up by 4 with less that a minute left.
Re: Finally: The answer as to what Danny Ainge was thinking when he left John Paxson open for 3.
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:08 pm
by JeremyG
I can't believe Majerle just airballing the wide open baseline jumper like that.
Re: Finally: The answer as to what Danny Ainge was thinking when he left John Paxson open for 3.
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:19 pm
by Split T
That was some real bad defense on the Jordan basket before the paxson shoot as well. He just walked to the rim
Re: Finally: The answer as to what Danny Ainge was thinking when he left John Paxson open for 3.
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2023 2:51 pm
by Mori Chu
Hard to rewatch that stuff. Between that one and 2021 you get the feeling we had a title in our grasp but just made some dumb mistakes down the stretch to give it away.
Re: Finally: The answer as to what Danny Ainge was thinking when he left John Paxson open for 3.
