On December 9th, 2004, Tracy McGrady scored 13 points over the final 35 seconds to lead the Rockets to a 81-80 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Rockets trailed 74-64 with 52 seconds remaining when McGrady hit four consecutive three-pointers, including the game-winner with 1.7 seconds remaining.
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August 5th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Regular players don’t do that. Hell, half of the “stars” in the league can’t and won’t ever do that.
What McGrady did shows how special of a player he is. It’s too bad his back has failed him, the same way it crippled should-have-been-great Larry Johnson.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
True story. I had been busy the night this game was live, but remembered it was on very late. I decided to turn on the TV to see if it was over yet and BAM, it is right before this amazing sequence occurs. Sure enough, I check out the score and begin to search for a channel to change it to when McGrady hit that first shot…
…and then I watched in amazement…I tuned in JUST in time to watch McGrady go nuts.