Raymond Felton was experiencing an unfamiliar feeling late in Monday’s Game 2 win: sickness.
With less than 10 seconds left and his team ahead by one point, 85-84, both the guard’s attempts bounced off the rim, culminating in a wild OKC fast break heading the other way.
The sequence might have been reminiscent of a similar situation earlier this season, in Boston, when Felton missed a pair at the line before he himself halted a haphazard Celtics fast break by stripping the ball to seal the game. One reason that play stands out is because Felton rarely missed with the game on the line — according to NBA.