The Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs led to one of the most iconic moments in league history.
Yes, we are talking about Ray Allen’s game-tying three-pointer vs. the Spurs. Allen essentially saved LeBron James’ legacy as the Heat survived Game 6 and ultimately won the 2013 NBA Championship in Game 7. Allen recently opened up on the impact of his legendary shot.
“The minute when I seen CB [Chris Bosh] get it, I said, ‘Let me get my butt back out from this three-point line,'” Allen said. “Which, interestingly enough, I had worked on that shot. I did that play every day before games, so it wasn’t foreign. As that ball left my fingers, it just felt like it floated.”
Allen added: “For me, I always say that it was written. All the shots I have hit in my career, this is the one that people will talk about the most. And this will be the one, at this stage, at this level, where it changed the tide of a lot of people’s careers on both sides, and certainly franchises. So, players make plays and shooters shoot.”
10-years ago today Ray Allen hit one of the biggest shots in NBA history.
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Prior to Allen’s legendary three-pointer, the Heat trailed 95-92 with 19.4 seconds remaining on the clock. Allen’s shot tied the game at 95-95. The game then went to overtime, and the Heat ultimately recorded a 103-100 victory. They also tied the series at 3-3.
Apart from making the shot of his career, Allen finished the game with 9 points, 1 rebounds, and 2 assists. Interestingly, Allen shot 1-3 from the three-point line in the game and an overall 3-8 from the field.
Ray Allen Opened Up On His Famous Shot In An Interview With Fadeaway World
If Ray Allen had missed his game-tying three-pointer in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs would have most likely clinched the title.
However, Allen’s one shot changed the entire landscape of the series. In a recent interview with Fadeaway World’s Ishaan Bhattacharya, Allen shared his feelings on arguably the most famous shot of his career.
“The saying is, people always talk about luck,” Allen said. “If you’re lucky, you’ve already been good. Luck is when opportunity meets the prepared. The ball bounces your way, and you’re able to receive it because you’re ready to receive it. You got people in the position to do their jobs. That’s the position I was in at that moment to take that shot. But it was a shot that I was prepared for, it was a shot that I trained for, it was a moment that if we continue to do the things we need to do, no matter what happens in the game.”
“The cream is always going to rise to the top because you got guys that can shoot threes, great ball handlers, and great rebounders,” Allen continued, “When you look at great players and clutch players, and what I admire the most about championships series or games. Whether it be football or cricket, great players step up and do big things in big moments at the end of games. They carry the team. They create or establish a legacy.”
The 10-time NBA All-star concluded: “Those are the times people will write about you when you step up or you don’t step up. For me, that’s all I wanted to be able to do. Have a steel-trap mind to go in and do this job, score buckets, make the shot, make the free throws, whatever I need to do. When people looked at me and talk about me, they say, ‘This guy right here? When he showed up, he was one of the best, because he did his job and he always delivered.'”
Ray Allen retired from the NBA in 2014. But even nine years after his retirement, most fans remember his iconic shot in the 2013 NBA Finals. That moment will be forever etched in the memory of fans.
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