{"id":1134833,"date":"2020-04-11T22:40:58","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T02:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1134833"},"modified":"2020-04-11T22:40:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T02:40:58","slug":"the-most-painful-moment-of-tim-duncans-nba-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/the-most-painful-moment-of-tim-duncans-nba-career\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Painful Moment of Tim Duncan's NBA Career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NBA fans initially viewed the 2013 NBA Finals as a potentially boring matchup between the San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan and the Miami Heat led by LeBron James<\/a> and Dwyane Wade. Instead, the series quickly became a back and forth between some of the league's best players<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, one sequence of shots from this finals matchup altered the landscape of the NBA forever. Let's look at this frustrating moment in Duncan's career and how it could have changed the legacy of everyone involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Duncan's missed shots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/3XNDaISqFX8\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trailing by two points with 55 seconds to play, Duncan received a pass in the post from Manu Ginobili. With Shane Battier defending him (giving him a three-inch height advantage), Duncan went for a textbook drive to the hoop and put up a hook shot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is normally automatic for Duncan actually hit the back of the hoop. However, he was able to get advantage over Battier and had a shot at tipping the miss in, but he completely missed the hoop on the putback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fallout from Duncan's misses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HWSCrl_ATec\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Miami grabbed the rebound and eventually pulled away with a victory on their home court. The Heat and Spurs played a highly entertaining NBA Finals series. Both teams made minor moves in the offseason before meeting again in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here's what Duncan had to say after the game, according to Sports Illustrated<\/a>: “Game 7, missing a lay-up to tie the game, making a bad decision down the stretch,” he said. “Just unable to stop Dwyane [Wade] and LeBron [James]. Probably, for me, Game 7 is always going to haunt me. The obvious word is disappointing ... tough end to the game. Made some bad decisions. Missed some shots. I don't know what to say.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did it change Duncan and the Spurs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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