Has there ever been a worst airball than Stojakovic in Game 7 of 2002 WCF considering the moment?

BladeDaywalker · Post #1 » by **BladeDaywalker** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:14 pm

It was 99-98 with Peja wide open for a three to take a 101-99 lead with just 12 seconds left in the game.

Shaq ended up making 1/2 FT and then Kobe fouled Bibby who made both free throws to take it to Overtime where the Lakers won.

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pipfan · Post #2 » by **pipfan** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:29 pm

I remember that one-I REALLY wanted Sac to win, and that was an all time choke job. Wide open, great shooter-there is no other word than "choke"

Stan · Post #3 » by **Stan** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:34 pm

That ish wasn't even close. That looked like a field goal getting pushed by the wind

Antinomy · Post #4 » by **Antinomy** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:05 pm

Dude shot the ball long & off to the right. Terrible for such a good shooter considering he was wide open.

israelfirst · Post #5 » by **israelfirst** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:21 pm

harrison barnes couldnt hit anthing in in 2016 game 7

Stan · Post #6 » by **Stan** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:26 pm

israelfirst wrote:harrison barnes couldnt hit anthing in in 2016 game 7

Game 7? He shot 5/32 those last 3 Finals games

Liam_Gallagher · Post #7 » by **Liam_Gallagher** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:29 pm

That was bad. Oof.

TimRobbins · Post #8 » by **TimRobbins** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:42 pm

That was unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it.

Saintsteven · Post #9 » by **Saintsteven** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:46 pm

Lakers were handed that Series on a silver platter so no it's not a choke when you're battling a blantant fix.

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Biased_Fan6425 · Post #10 » by **Biased_Fan6425** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 8:56 am

Saintsteven wrote:Lakers were handed that Series on a silver platter so no it's not a choke when you're battling a blantant fix.

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Game 6 was shady as hell.... But....

That Stojakovic miss was also part of the fix?

:lol:

God Squad · Post #11 » by **God Squad** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 9:58 am

Yikes

Rich Michmond · Post #12 » by **Rich Michmond** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:11 am

How about... four airballs in an elimination game?

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Winsome Gerbil · Post #13 » by **Winsome Gerbil** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:16 am

Peja always had a rep for coming up small in the moment. Bibby was their clutch guy.

Mr Puddles · Post #14 » by **Mr Puddles** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:26 am

The Kings brought Stojakovic back too early. Turkoglu was ballin' and the Kings were outplaying the Lakers while Peja was out. Stojakovic was terrible all game and you could clearly see he was bothered by injury.

Wagonband · Post #15 » by **Wagonband** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:35 am

Mr Puddles wrote:The Kings brought Stojakovic back too early. Turkoglu was ballin' and the Kings were outplaying the Lakers while Peja was out. Stojakovic was terrible all game and you could clearly see he was bothered by injury.

Wow to remember such a detail for a game 20 years ago... It must really sting still :lol:

foreigngrammar · Post #16 » by **foreigngrammar** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:39 am

Peja was a lakers agent

AdagioPace · Post #17 » by **AdagioPace** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:35 am

lol the commentator is Flavio Tranquillo (a legend).....he uses the soccer word "cross" to joke about Peja's ball trajectory

subbed sub · Post #18 » by **subbed sub** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:54 am

The refs probably would have called a Sac foul if it went in anyway

Pelon chingon · Post #19 » by **Pelon chingon** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 2:03 pm

Wagonband wrote:
Mr Puddles wrote:The Kings brought Stojakovic back too early. Turkoglu was ballin' and the Kings were outplaying the Lakers while Peja was out. Stojakovic was terrible all game and you could clearly see he was bothered by injury.

Wow to remember such a detail for a game 20 years ago... It must really sting still

Yup it does knowing your team was the best on the court and getting screwed by the refs the way they did was brutal.

Dupp · Post #20 » by **Dupp** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 2:09 pm

The pressure got to him and all the kings. That was terrible.