Beijing time on December 20th, NBA regular season, Thunder narrowly defeated Trail Blazers at home 123-121. Lillard surpassed Drexler in this game and was crowned the scorer in the history of the Trail Blazers. He also scored a difficult pull-up layup that tied the score 3 seconds before the end. But the protagonist tonight is destined to be Alexander. He made an emergency stop with the ball and hit the buzzer-beater, turning Lillard's milestone night into a "mileage tragedy." This is the second time Alexander has hit a buzzer beater this season. He previously hit a key three-pointer when facing the Wizards away from home. This is also the eighth buzzer-beater in the league this season. Let’s review the remaining seven buzzer-beaters.
The Trail Blazers are undoubtedly the most eye-catching team in these 8 buzzer-beaters. Although they became the background today, they have also had two buzzer-beating performances before.
appeared for the first time in the away game between the Trail Blazers and Suns . The two sides tied with 1 second before the end. Grant took the ball from the sideline and completed the winning goal. However, the referee's report after the game showed that Grant had violated the rules by walking before the buzzer-beater.
appeared for the second time in the Trail Blazers' away game against the Heat. Struss hit the tying three-pointer 6.2 seconds before the end. But Lillard rushed to the frontcourt with the ball, found Hart in the bottom corner and sent an assist. The latter caught the ball and shot directly for a three-pointer to complete the buzzer beater.
Among these 8 buzzer beaters, one player has made the list twice, and that is the Hawks' No. 16 rookie this year, AJ Griffin.
His first buzzer beater came in the Eagles' home game against the Raptors, and the two sides fought fiercely into overtime. 3.8 seconds before the end, Trae Young ran wildly with the ball and found the open Griffin. The two sides completed an alley-oop connection and successfully beat the Raptors at the buzzer.
's second buzzer beater came in the Eagles' home game against Bulls . This game also went into overtime, and the story of this game was full of ups and downs. One second before the end, Trae Young stepped back and hit a mid-range shot, giving the Hawks a 2-point lead. DeRozan turned around and made 3 of 3 free throws for a three-point foul. The Bulls went ahead by 1 point and only left 0.5 seconds for the Hawks. But after the Hawks called a timeout, they arranged a wonderful tactic. Griffin jumped directly in the penalty area to receive the pass from Jaylen Johnson . He turned in the air to complete a difficult shot and sent the ball steadily into the basket, once again achieving an alley-oop.
If we talk about the most difficult lore this season, then it must be the King's Fox .
The away game between the Kings and the Magic went into overtime. The Kings made a mistake at the critical moment, and Okeke seized the opportunity to layup to equalize the score. But Fox refused to let the game enter the second overtime. He stood on the Magic logo with the ball and hit a long three-pointer, completing the classic logo shot at the buzzer to end the game.
Not long ago, Irving 's buzzer-beater was equally impressive.
In the Nets away game against the Raptors, the Nets were once 18 points behind their opponents. However, under the leadership of Duou, the team caught up and evened the difference, and the two sides continued to stalemate until the last minute. Irving received the ball 3.7 seconds before the end, held the ball away from VanVleet and stepped back to complete the three-pointer at the buzzer. The Raptors have been the backdrop for a stunning kill twice this season.
Although Irving has hit many key shots throughout his career, this is the first time he has completed a buzzer-beater. The Nets have also been getting better recently with the hot performance of him and Durant , sweeping away the decline in the early season.
What also impressed the fans was the Pacers rookie Nembhard's killer kill.
In the Lakers home game against the Pacers, the Lakers once led the Pacers by 17 points in the fourth quarter. But Haliburton sounded the clarion call for counterattack, helping the Pacers gradually narrow the point difference. At the critical moment, the Pacers were 2 points behind and had the ball and a chance to kill the game. Turner missed a key three-pointer, but Haliburton miraculously grabbed the offensive rebound and accurately found Nembhard in the crowd, who made a three-pointer to complete the buzzer-beating victory.The Lakers suffered a 17-point reversal.
The above are the 8 buzzer-beaters so far this season. It is worth mentioning that there were 14 buzzer-beating buzzer beaters in the regular season last season. Let us look forward to more star buzzer-beating performances in the subsequent schedule.
