There’s really no debate here. Al Horford hit a game-winning, fadeaway jumper at the buzzer Sunday afternoon to give the Celtics a 97-96 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.
Boston took possession of the ball with 7.2 seconds left after Damian Lillard converted on a three-point play to give Portland a one-point lead. Brad Stevens called for a timeout, and after that timeout, the Trail Blazers used their foul to give with exactly four seconds left in the game.
The Celts then needed to run a backup play, which Stevens later revealed they had planned with the expectation that Portland would use its foul to give.