A colossally sharp-shooting basketball star has been hailed for a “ridiculous” effort that decided a game with little more than a second to go – and some have called the extraordinarily dramatic finish to the contest “impossible”.
With 1.4 seconds left in a razor-tight showdown between hosts Oklahoma City Thunder and the New Orleans Pelicans, guard Devonte Graham collected possession in a seemingly benign area of the Paycom Center court.
The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just scored to level the game at 110 apiece, leaving any sensible fan around the arena readying themselves for overtime as the end of a thrilling tussle neared.
That was when Graham gloriously intervened. Perhaps taking inspiration from Gilgeous-Alexander’s successful 30ft shot seconds earlier, the 26-year-old went considerably better with an outlandish effort from way out to give the Pelicans victory in sensational style.
THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE FINISH TO AN NBA GAME YOU WILL EVER SEE pic.twitter.com/eMV102hMqT
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 16, 2021
the home fans the moment it happened pic.twitter.com/CcQ2hecxkN
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) December 16, 2021