The Boston Celtics secured the 7th-seed and a date with the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday with a 95-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Why should you care? Because former-Maverick Jae Crowder hit the go-ahead shot with 0.8 seconds left in the game, that’s why.
But simply calling it a “go-ahead shot” doesn’t do it justice. It was no ordinary shot. No, it was an off-balance fadeaway from deep in the corner over two Raptor defenders. See for yourself:
In fact, it kind of reminded me of this little gem:
In case you forgot, Crowder was sent to Boston as part of the Rajon Rondo deal back in December.