2023-06-18 08:53:00
On June 18, 2013, in Game 6 of the Finals between the Heat and the Spurs, Ray Allen scored the most clutch shot in NBA history, allowing Miami to equalize in the final seconds while San Antonio was ready to uncork the champagne. A legendary shot… which should never have mattered to some.
“Without a doubt, there was a ‘walk’ on Ray Allen’s 3-pointer.”
In the weeks following Ray Ray’s iconic shot against Spurs, a certain Rick Barry was among those who pointed the finger at refereeing during this incredible streak, which began with an offensive rebound from Chris Bosh on a missed by LeBron James, and which ended with Allen’s 3-pointer shooting back. A controversial NBA legend, Barry has no particular connection to the Spurs, but inevitably many San Antonio fans supported him in his analysis.
“The referee swallowed his whistle on Ray Allen’s equalizing shot. Definitely there was ‘walking’, just look at the aerial camera slow motion. He catches the ball with one foot, steps back with the other, then brings the foot that was on the ground back to then shoot. It’s a ‘walk’, you can’t move your pivot foot without dribbling.”
In the eyes of Rick Barry, Ray Allen took three supports before shooting. And three supports in basketball is indeed a “walk”. But that’s his version. The version of the referees, meanwhile, is different.
This June 18, 2013 in Miami, the refereeing body was made up of Mike Callahan, Joe Crawford and Ken Mauer. According to them, Ray Allen is not completely in possession of the ball when he takes his first support to move back (when he receives the ball from Chris Bosh), first support then considered as a “gather step”, also called “not zero ” with us. In the NBA, taking two steps after this zero step is legal, and that’s what Ray Allen did in the eyes of the officials. To summarize, in the version of the men in gray, the real first step taken by Allen is when he puts his left foot behind the 3-point line, and the second when he takes support on his right foot and then draws.
As you have understood, it is above all a question of interpretation in the end. Is Ray Allen in possession of the ball when he has his right foot on the ground on Chris Bosh’s pass? Is it step one or step zero? We let you decide.
At real speed, it seems very difficult to whistle a “walk”, especially when you see how quickly Ray Allen fires his shot. And then to the credit of the referees, whether they were right or wrong in the end, they also had to watch the placement of the Miami sniper’s feet, to see if they were behind the 3-point line when the shot was taken.
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In the end, everyone has their own opinion on the question of “walking”, an opinion that probably differs a lot from San Antonio to Miami. But one thing is certain: Ray Allen’s shot was granted and became the most clutch shot in history. And it is not this controversy that will come to change that.
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