The 10 Best Plays in NBA History (Part 2)

Hi tribe! Yesterday I started the first part of the best plays in NBA history which you can check out here. This series has been so enthralling to write about and takes me back through the best moments in history. Let's continues.

7. Tracy McGrady's 13 Points in 35 Seconds

Tracy McGrady was a competitor to say the least. In 2004 McGrady never gave up, scorint an incredible 13 points in 33 seconds to chase down a deficit that was as much as 8 points with 35 seconds remaining.

Against Tim Duncan and the Spurs dynasty, McGrady scored 4 consecutive 3-pointers including a four-point play. The final one of those was one of the best plays in NBA History.

With 7.5 seconds left and no timeouts remaining, McGrady picked up the loose ball from a Spurs turnover, took the ball up court and snatched the most unlikeliest of victories. You've got to see it to believe it.

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6. Reggie Miller's 8 points in 9 Seconds

Reggie Miller is one of the best players never to win an NBA championship. He got the Pacers close in 1995. During Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals the Knicks were up 105-99 with 18.7 seconds left.

Miller scored eight points in nine seconds to seal Game 1 for the Pacers 107-105. The key shot was Miller collecting the loose ball, running back to the 3-point line, and sinking the three with 13.2 seconds left.

The win was crucial as the Pacers beat the Knicks in seven games to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, but they lost to the Magic in seven games.

𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝒶𝓎 25 years ago, @ReggieMillerTNT did the impossible 😎

"BOOM BABY" #8points9seconds pic.twitter.com/6GwWgdyUqu — Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 7, 2020

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5. Magic Johnson's "Baby Skyhook"

Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals between the biggest NBA rivals, the Lakers and Celtics, is considered one of the greatest and most intense games in history. It was always going to take one of the best plays in NBA history to win it.

With 15 seconds Larry Bird sunk a 3-point shot to put Boston ahead 106-105. Magic Johnson took the ball into the paint and over the arms of Kevin McHale and Robert Parish, banked a sweeping hook shot to put the Lakers ahead 107-106.

The "baby skyhook" was the key moment in the series. The Lakers went ahead 3-1 and took out the series in siz games to become NBA chanpions. The moment is also one of the most iconic game winning baskets of all time.

On This Date: In the 1987 Finals, Magic Johnson's baby sky hook was unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/KTMiFb2PHE

— ESPN (@espn) June 9, 2018

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4. "The Shot" by Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan has an endless list of highlights worthy of being the plays in NBA History. His first entry on our list is “The Shot”. In Game 5 of the 1989 Eastern Conference first round playoff series the Bulls were up against a Cavaliers team that went 57-25 in the regular season.

In the best-of-five series it was two games all. The decider was in the balance with the lead changing six times in the last minute. The Cavaliers hit the lead through Craig Ehlo 100-99 with 3 seconds left. After a timeout Jordan was double teamed by Ehlo and Larry Nance. Jordan still managed to sink a jump shot at the foul line over Ehlo as time expired.

Jordan's reaction of pumping his fist repeatedly became instantly iconic. The Bulls went on to lose the Eastern Conference finals against the Pistons that season but the moment helped kick-start a run of six NBA titles in eight years for the Bulls.

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...I'll be back tomorrow with the final part!

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