Andre Miller says he never saw the rim or Batum on the final play (link)

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  1. KingSpeed

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    I can get up as high as Parker got on that play. That was the most awesome end to a Blazers game I can remember. Loved it.
     
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    Is that why Batum's been playing so well lately? How long's his mom been visiting? We might need to get her back out here for the playoffs...
     
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    I thought he was playing better because of the pickup of Crash, but maybe it is because of his mother.
     
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    I thought it was because his GF was back in town
     
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    Love this pic of Rudy and Patty when Batum is shooting the tying FTs.

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    Rice sure looks happy.

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    When Rice was saying "I can't breathe!" I was scared for a second.
     
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    Yeah, I heard him say that too. Notice that he had his tie loose, but the collar was still tight.
     
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    Man, that was an amazing finish!! Rivals the OT Roy shot(s) to beat Houston...if not better.
     
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    Great shot, but Roy's was 10X more difficult!
     
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    On this one I'd say it was the pass that was the difficult part.
     
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    ^ NO doubt, but an almost half court fadeaway shot, nothing but net!!! Brandon's was a hell of alot more impressive!
     
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    Agreed, but if you consider the entire ending together...

    vs Houston Roy almost handed them the game going after Yao like that as he was fading away from 17 ft or so...bad call but cest la vie. Great back and forth action .

    But last night, it was truely a gritty come from behind victory. A series of amazing plays.

    I'm just thinkin', that huge letdown feeling after Roy was called for the foul kinda kills part of it. ITS POLL TIME!!!
     
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    I was just talking about the shot difficulty, not the context or situation. That HUGE letdown feeling after Roy fouled Yao made is bucket even better!!!
     
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    Somebody make a poll!!!!!
     
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    [video=youtube;nNtlea1hs2s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNtlea1hs2s&feature=related[/video]
     
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    [video=youtube;MlBq-qXUdcs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlBq-qXUdcs&NR=1[/video]
     
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    Hey held it over .8 secs. :P
     
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    Most impressive individual clutch performance goes to Roy. Batum's oop was more of a collective effort as a team. Miller, matthews, roy, LA deserve just as much credit for doing a good job of being the decoys. Plus, if Batum missed the shot we still would have had a chance to win in OT. Roy's shot was the ultimate deciding factor of the game. Still love the Batum's oop though.
     
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    Haha, I was thinking just the opposite.

    I feel that the fact that Roy screwed up on the Yao play, made his buzzer beater all the more significant. When Roy fouled Yao and gave him the and-one, it looked like the game was over- Roy had cost the team a win with a boneheaded play. I was depressed and not expecting anything on our last posession with 0.8 seconds left, especially when Roy was falling backwards, heaving up a prayer.

    Then the ball swished through the net. And it took a moment to realize what had just happened: that Roy redeemed himself and made one of the most impressive buzzer-beating game-winners in Blazers' history!
     
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