Times the NBA Officially Admitted They Ruined a Game

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These are the biggest, you cost us the game, moments in NBA history. Like the time Grant Williams sent Jimmy Butler into a scoring frenzy, or the time one player missed the most important layup of their career. Or better yet, when Ben Simmons became the most hated man in Philadelphia. But it all starts with our 27th moment. The time Jordan Poole took such a bad shot, he got traded to the Wizards.

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Warriors down three. Curry double team.
Jordan Poole lets it fly.

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Jordan Poole fired up a 28 footer.

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Dang, where were the baddies when Poole needed them the most? Don't worry, Poole wasn't the only one scaring off the ladies this postseason. It's one thing for Jimmy Buggers to win the game, but it's another to just hand him the game.

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And out, Yannis gets it.

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Trailer by two. Five few seconds, Yannis over to Chris Nelson.

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On the other hand, Russell Westbrook didn't hand the game away. He threw it away.

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No more timeouts remaining.

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Westbrook throws it away.

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Wow, that pass makes even Zach Wilson look good. But do you know what doesn't look good? Missing a blatant goaltending call.

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With Portland down two. Willard splits the D, drives, and looks like it should have been a goaltend. It should have been a goaltend. That absolutely looked like it should have been a goaltend.
Absolutely 100% was a goaltend.

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Sheesh, as if the Portland Trail Blazers haven't been through enough. Meanwhile, there's one person I don't feel bad for. And spoiler alert, it's Grant Williams. Because on March 6th, 2023, Williams' confidence was through the roof. But little did fans know, his confidence would soon turn into cockiness. Tied with 8 seconds remaining, Williams was all but certain he'd make the game-winning free throw.
Let's just say he don't got that dog in him. But someone must have forgotten to tell Williams that. Because too much later on May 19th, 2023, Williams opened his mouth again. But this time, he wasn't facing the Cavaliers. He was facing Jimmy freaking Buckets. And everyone knows the worst thing you can do against Butler is piss him off. He's like an atomic bomb just waiting to be set off. Fast forward to six minutes remaining, and the Celtics up by nine, and Williams did just that. He set Jimmy off.

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Williams defends Butler, a bump, the grind, the gyration, and the two in the fire.

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And they're having wars. Look at this. Eye to eye.

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We'll take it into the defense of Grant Williams. Shot clock at four.

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Here he accelerates and finds two.

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Uh-oh, it gave him the too small sign.

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Or go up one with the three.

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Butler drives on Grant Williams, and a 15-footer will tie it at 100 Inside for the lead.

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That's what he wants, Grant Williams on him.

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Lesson learned, when you mess with an atomic bomb, it's gonna blow up in your face. However, at least Grant Williams shot his shot, because it's much better to shoot your shot than to play a safe like Zach Levine.

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All can shoot it. Into Levine, steps in, that's a two, and it's rebounded by Avdya, and the Wizards without Bradley Beale, Christoph Korsingis or Daniel Gafford knock off the Bulls.

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As Wayne Gresky once said, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take. But while Zach Levine was too scared to shoot a game tie in three, Russell Westbrook was fearless.

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They're not calling a timeout. Russ nearly loses it with five, with four. Russ drives, oh, it's underneath, and the Lakers are gonna lose it, and they never got a shot away.
And they didn't call a timeout.

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That's what surprises me the most.

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Everyone wants to be the hero, but everyone forgets it can make you the villain. Speaking of which, Nick Claxton also tried to wear a cape, but once Claxton tried on his costume, he realized it didn't fit.

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Tell him to shoot it regular, because he's gonna miss it.

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He missed it on the substitution side. Don't, he didn't need to do it.

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Shoot regular, because you're gonna miss it anyway.

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In the battle between the commentator and Nick Claxton, the commentator will win nine times out of ten. But I'd much rather have Reggie Miller as my enemy than myself, because if there's one thing I've learned, there's no greater enemy than yourself. And unfortunately for John Moran, he's learned this the hard way.