Now if CWebb had called that nonexistent timeout in the clinching game of an NBA finals, that might be up there. Or down there as the case may be.
When I think of NBA finals, I think they’re more about excellent performances than they are about gaffes. But I’m no history expert.
Example: MJ’s drive to the hoop against the Lakers, then switches hands. Or his flu game. I’m sure there are many more. Like Jokić‘s entire series. Or maybe even McHale’s clothesline tackle of Rambis (but, that’s not really excellence of skills is it?).
Still, that Bill Buckner error kind of did. Very famous as a huge blunder with disastrous resutls.
I remember when the Detroit Red Wings absolutely destroyed, I think, Patrick Roy on the other team(Avalanche??). They scores something like four goals in the first period. It wasn’t a moment, but it became a clear series of moments that absolutely cost one team.
What am I remembering here? Late 90’s? Possibly one of Detroit’s Stanley Cup runs. I think it was Patrick Roy, not the goalie you’d expect to get blown away.
No kidding. The Mandela effect at work: most people will tell you that play lost the series for the Red Sox. That play lost game 6. The Mets won the whole enchilada in Game 7
I do remember. It’s kind of like when the Soviet Union lost to the USA…who still had to go play the Gold Medal match. I wonder how the “Miracle on Ice” would be remembered if the US got Silver?
By that point the Boston bullpen had already given up the tying runs. The series could have been defined by that collapse, or the failure of the Red Sox to hold a 3-0 lead going into the sixth inning of game 7. The “disaster” was on the heads of multiple players.
Anyway, congratulations to Denver. I was getting tired of the Miraculous Men of Miami.
Not wanting to hijack the thread, but that error allowed the winning run to score in Game 6. Had Buckner made the play, the game would have continued into the 11th inning. Most people forget that the Mets had two out, nobody on, down two runs in the inning. But three singles plated a run, and a wild pitch allowed the tying run to score before Buckner’s error. Then in Game 7, the Red Sox had a 3-0 lead in the sixth inning before the Mets rallied. My point is that, while Buckner’s error was the most egregious, his wasn’t the only failing on the team.
I didn’t see your post when I posted my previous. True that. But also other reasons they lost game 6. As is usual. It’s usually not just one thing. But sometimes one thing comes at a critical juncture in the game. Buckner knows this painfully well. As do we.
But wasn’t it great that the Red Sox and Boston forgave him in 2004 when they finally won it all?
Yeah, the guy had a .289 BA and averaged 78 ribbies over a 22-year career. But he’s remembered for one error.
Back to the NBA, rookie Christian Braun became just the fifth man to win an NCAA championship and an NBA title in back-to-back seasons. Braun was a starter for the Kansas Jayhawks last season, and a key performer off the bench this season for the Nuggets.
The other four guys:
Bill Russell, 1956-1957, San Francisco Dons, Boston Celtics
Henry Bibby, 1972-1973, UCLA Bruins, New York Knicks
Magic Johnson, 1979-1980, Michigan State Spartans, Los Angeles Lakers
Billy Thompson, 1986-1987, Louisville Cardinals, Los Angeles Lakers
Michael Jordan is selling the Hornets to businessmen Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. Jordan was the league’s lone Black majority owner. They’ve been one of the worst teams in the league during his tenure.
), they had nine days off while the Heat went a brutal seven games against Boston. Had to be a factor.