Finally, a game-winner that is legit. Devin Booker supposedly had a “game-winner” with his three that he hit with like 30 seconds left in the game. What the heck? Get that weak stuff outta here. When I hear “game-winner”, I want a shot that wins the game so thoroughly that the team that made it doesn’t even have to worry about anything else anymore. They can just walk off the court, victorious. If you have to defend another player after your “game-winner”, then it’s just a normal clutch shot, undeserving of any special designation.
I am aware that I am conflating the terms “game-winner” and “buzzer-beater”. I don’t care. You think I’m going to use the technically accurate but lame as heck “game-winning buzzer-beater”? Heck no.
This game-winner by Marcus Morris is super legit. Just how I like them. He taps in the missed shot by Tobes, right over his bewildered brother, and the frickin’ light on the backboard goes off while the shot is still flying through the air. The crooked scorekeepers can’t even think to give the Wizards another possession, and after a cursory review, the Pistons could just get the heck out of there, victorious on the field of battle.