Hawks' quick clock robs T.J. Ford's game winner
Ball Don't Lie —
You've probably seen this Raptors-Hawks highlight/lowlight already, but here's an extended look at it for you die-hards. To quickly set the scene, with 0.5 seconds left in regulation and the game tied up at 107, T.J. Ford catches a perfect inbounds pass from Carlos Delfino at the rim and lays it in. Boom. Game over, right? Um, no. The referees got it right: Ford didn't beat the buzzer. The replay clearly shows that the ball was still on his fingertips when the shot clock lit up. (Side note: Am I crazy or don't most NBA arenas have it rigged so their backboards ...
Hawks' quick clock robs Ford's game winner
Ball Don't Lie —
You've probably seen this Raptors-Hawks highlight/lowlight already, but here's an extended look at it for you die-hards. To quickly set the scene, with 0.5 seconds left in regulation and the game tied up at 107, T.J. Ford catches a perfect inbounds pass from Carlos Delfino at the rim and lays it in. Boom. Game over, right? Um, no. The referees got it right: Ford didn't beat the buzzer. The replay clearly shows that the ball was still on his fingertips when the shot clock lit up. (Side note: Am I crazy or don't most NBA arenas have it rigged so their backboards ...
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SLAM Online —
by Lang Whitaker
Great night for me last night. Great games all around the NBA. My Braves finally won their first game of the season. And my Hawks managed to come from 17 behind and defeat Team Canada last night. The Hawks are finally, finally turning into a team, kids. Mike Bibby is exactly what they needed, and all the players are coming together and starting to play like a TEAM for the first time in four years.
Funny thing was, I was so excited that the Hawks pulled the win off that I didn’t even think twice about the controversy at the end of regulation. What happened? Well…
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