Most Consequential Single Plays in Recent NBA History (Past 6-7 years)

[AbeVigodaLive]

Did the OP edit the Subject Line AND the first line of the first post where in BOLD it reads past 6-7 years after several people responded...?

Otherwise...

I put 6-7 years in the original post and then no one was reading it so I bolded and underlined it and added it to the title

Also added a few suggestions starting with #7

Maybe you should have used a larger font.









... How come the OP didn't include "Havlicek steals the ball!" What a stupid list.

[mixerball]

No mention of Ray Allen's 3 against the Spurs? There are a lot of misconceptions about it but it's still a pivotal moment!

pivotal moment that made the most beautiful team basketball ever played... spurs 14

[Johnny Tomala]

you need to have KDs Achilles injury in there.

i still believe there is an alternate universe out there where he doesn't get hurt, leads the warriors to 3rd title in a row, completely flips the "we don't need you" narrative on it's head and decides to stay, win a bunch more.

While I do think it would have been a better series than people think, yeah.. I can't with good conscience say the Raps stood a chance with a healthy Durant in that series.

But...we get a healthy OG then.

Kawhi would win you one game with healthy Durant, that's it. It would be 5 game series. Still, enjoy Your ring at least You won the Finals and title is hard to get. Celtics played 3 injured teams on the road to the Finals this year and then lost to Warriors team cause they couldn't get a 3-1 lead on their home court. You have to seize the moment.

[LAL1947]

What else you guys got?

Robert Horry taking out Steve Nash and getting Amar'e Stoudamire and Boris Diaw suspended in the aftermath. The Suns would've won the ring in 2006-07 if not for that. There's so many consequences from this 1 play... Steve Nash probably cements his place as a Top 20 player. Amar'e probably gets a place in the Top 75. Duncan ends with less rings than Kobe. Duncan might have already lost his place in the Top 10 to Curry, since his last ring as the best player on his team comes in 2004-05 before next winning as a collective only in 2013-14. The Spurs wouldn't be a dynasty. Horry doesn't have more rings than Jordan.

Edit: Oops, never mind, just realized you only asked for past 6-7 years.

[Duffman100]

you need to have KDs Achilles injury in there.

i still believe there is an alternate universe out there where he doesn't get hurt, leads the warriors to 3rd title in a row, completely flips the "we don't need you" narrative on it's head and decides to stay, win a bunch more.

While I do think it would have been a better series than people think, yeah.. I can't with good conscience say the Raps stood a chance with a healthy Durant in that series.

But...we get a healthy OG then.

Kawhi would win you one game with healthy Durant, that's it. It would be 5 game series. Still, enjoy Your ring at least You won the Finals and title is hard to get. Celtics played 3 injured teams on the road to the Finals this year and then lost to Warriors team cause they couldn't get a 3-1 lead on their home court. You have to seize the moment.

Eh I say we win two. Our defense was ridiculous and we had guys to throw against Durant.

[shoresy69]

#2 and #3 are completely overblown

Spurs were going to lose that series to the Warriors, there's no getting around this. That first half by San Antonio was magical but definitely not sustainable. At one point they were banking in threes lol

As for Kevin Durant's toe on the line, I would be more willing to call it a coincidence if he didn't do the same exact thing at the end of OT. Did the same move trying to go into a three-pointer, had his foot on the line again. At a certain point it comes down to poor footwork due to it not being a move he makes very often.

[RRyder823]

Suns erase a 14 point 4th quarter lead by Milwaukee, are pushing to take the lead with under 30 seconds to go in order to take a 3-2 series lead back to Milwaukee, strip, Milwaukee can hold the ball and run clock, make them play foul and chase, and then instead this play takes every ounce of air out of the building at the snap of a finger. It's a knee on your throat play. That's your series.

Watch on YouTube

I think the block in game 4 was actually a bigger moment.

That said i still just rewatched this about 20 times before replying

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[Capn'O]

I hate to give it to an injury so I pick the Block. LeBron's legacy needed an iconic moment in the finals and he got it. People really started having the GOAT debate with him seriously at that time.

The injuries were substantial though. They really may have changed the landscape of the league if Kawhi doesn't leave or Durant wins another FMVP.

[skones]

I think the block in game 4 was actually a bigger moment.

That said i still just rewatched this about 20 times before replying

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Meh, if Ayton flushes it we're tied with 1:15 to go and the ball.

[SK21209]

What else you guys got?

Robert Horry taking out Steve Nash and getting Amar'e Stoudamire and Boris Diaw suspended in the aftermath. The Suns would've won the ring in 2006-07 if not for that. There's so many consequences from this 1 play... Steve Nash probably cements his place as a Top 20 player. Amar'e probably gets a place in the Top 75. Duncan ends with less rings than Kobe. Duncan might have already lost his place in the Top 10 to Curry, since his last ring as the best player on his team comes in 2004-05 before next winning as a collective only in 2013-14. The Spurs wouldn't be a dynasty. Horry doesn't have more rings than Jordan.

Edit: Oops, never mind, just realized you only asked for past 6-7 years.

I never bought that the Suns would have won that series. The Suns won that Game 4 anyway and it only tied up the series. The Suns actually went up by like 20 in Game 5 behind that home crowd which was in a frenzy after the suspensions but blew that lead. Then they got Amare and Diaw back for Game 6 and lost. I think there's a decent chance it would have went to a Game 7, but that Suns team could just never guard Duncan effectively. The Spurs never had a problem winning in Phoenix, they won Game 1 with everyone available, Game 5 after spotting the Suns a 20 point lead and they won all three games in Phoenix in the 05 WCF.

[Lalouie]

the ray allen shot - though not a game deicider. it was damn close and enuf for pops to obsess over it all summer long

the kyrie shot/the lebron block - close enuf at an end game

the kawhi shot - as last second as you get

the kd big-foot shot - same

[Bornstellar]

What else you guys got?

Robert Horry taking out Steve Nash and getting Amar'e Stoudamire and Boris Diaw suspended in the aftermath. The Suns would've won the ring in 2006-07 if not for that. There's so many consequences from this 1 play... Steve Nash probably cements his place as a Top 20 player. Amar'e probably gets a place in the Top 75. Duncan ends with less rings than Kobe. Duncan might have already lost his place in the Top 10 to Curry, since his last ring as the best player on his team comes in 2004-05 before next winning as a collective only in 2013-14. The Spurs wouldn't be a dynasty. Horry doesn't have more rings than Jordan.

Edit: Oops, never mind, just realized you only asked for past 6-7 years.

Haha...I knew you would post something like this in this thread. I respect your consistency

[Lalouie]

I think the block in game 4 was actually a bigger moment.

That said i still just rewatched this about 20 times before replying

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Meh, if Ayton flushes it we're tied with 1:15 to go and the ball.

meh...one should never expect ayton to do anything important. if he does he will forever be muttering under his breath

[heezyo2o]

Have few injuries on that list already, could add one more: AD injuring his groin against the suns in the 2021 playoffs.

Lakers had just won 2 games in a row and likely win that series. Lakers could get to the finals. Do the Bucks win a championship against Lebron/AD? Even if the Lakers don't win, they likely don't trade for westbrook in the offseason, so perhaps the Lakers are competitive this year.

Chris Paul might not get that big extension. Does CP3 stay with the suns this season, or what happens with their record.

Not an iconic moment, but affects a lot of things down the line

[JujitsuFlip]

1) the shot
2) the block
3) the stop

[Stan]

Kyrie's 3 was not THAT much more important than LeBron's block lol. Without that block, I doubt Kyrie even gets the green light to jack up a difficult 3 like that if the Cavs are down 2 instead of it being tied.

[Courtside]

Nobody had ever hit a time expiring, game winning, series winning, game 7 shot before Kahwi did.

That's the most consequential single play.