In order to keep Brooklyn’s season alive for at least another five minutes, Kevin Durant had to do what superstars in his position are often asked to do and put the team on his back.
Tucker bodied him up, Durant went into a quick post-up stance and then turned around to shoot over Tucker’s outstretched arms. The shot hit nothing but net and tied the game 109-109, sending the game into overtime.
Some of the biggest names in basketball — including former Warriors teammates Stephen Curry and Draymond Green — were all witnesses to a shot that very few in the history of the league would be comfortable taking in such a high-stakes situation.