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A tiny oral history of LeBron James' buzzer-beater against the Toronto Raptors

Editor's note: This story was originally published on May 5, 2018. Tuesday marks the two-year anniversary of LeBron James' game-winning buzzer-beater in Game 3 of the 2018 Eastern Conference semifinals.

CLEVELAND -- OG Anunoby had just made the biggest shot of his rookie season, a rattling 3-pointer with eight seconds left that completed a 17-point Toronto Raptors comeback to tie Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cavaliers.

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue called his final timeout and stepped into the huddle.

What happened in Cleveland will be remembered for quite some time -- in quite different ways.