When Proof Was the Only Way to Believe It

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These are the 25 NBA plays you have to see to believe. And coming in at number 25, Caldwell Pope gets blocked by the backboard?

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Casey Pitchrock's baseline, and the ball just came out of his hand.

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Never seen that before.

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He probably hasn't either.

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Hey yo, this backboard is giving Jaren Jackson a run for his money. Or wait, I bet the NBA gave JJ credit for that one too. That said, if Jaren Jackson wants to block Derek Jones Jr, he needs to jump through the roof.

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Mis-exchanged, and the dribble, and on.

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What a throw down.

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Look how, that's not a good pass.

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Look how far back that is, and he's still able to catch it in Duncan.

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Look it, even Pascal said, where?

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If LeBron James and Jabba Rand had his son together, it'd be Derek Jones. But don't tell that to MJ, because Bro thinks he's everyone's daddy.

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J.

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Armstrong right back, the Bulls can go up 14

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Nope.

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Jordan passed Petrovich. Whoa!

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Oh, yes, yes, yes.

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The Bulls said, let him cook. And MJ came back with a whole five-course meal. But you know what's better than a five-course meal? Chef Curry cooking up an entire team.

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Darren Davis.

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Curry splits the defense behind the back. Fires a three.

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Oh, he puts it in.

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That could be the greatest move I've ever seen. No, I'm being serious.

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Broke practically in 0.5 speed at this point, just like Alan Iverson, who faked the pass and drew an and-one, all-in-one motion.

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Great recognition of the whistle being blown.

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Damn, my G put these guys' heads in a swivel. Although at least they didn't fall victim to a no-look block, get laughed at after a free throw, or better yet, their season wasn't ended by a lucky buzzer beater. Only first, the date was August 24th, 2020, and the Clippers were squaring off with the Mavericks in the NBA playoffs. Actually, I stand corrected. The Clippers weren't facing the Mavericks, they were facing Luka Donchich, because on that particular night, Luka Magic did whatever it took to tie the series at two apiece. And apparently, it also included a cold-blooded game winner.

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Back to Donchich.

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Donchich pulls up, three-pointer.

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Bang!

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Donchich wins the game at the buzzer!

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Let's go! Bro pulled a page straight out of Damian Lewis' book. That said, LeBron has Luka beat, but he also mastered the art of circus shots.

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Left on the 24-second clock. LeBron against the long-armed Ariza in trouble.

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Oh, my!

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You got nothing to lose. At one second on the clock, he had to shoot it high in the air to get it over the corner of the backboard.

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Championships, longevity, circus shots? What can't this guy do? And how about jumping over grown men on alley-oops?

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Right to the hands of Middleton.

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Giannis is living in a video game, which reminds me, because remember earlier when I said LeBron can't jump over other players? Well, about that, I lie.

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Hopefully another scoring option and a different way to score coming off the inside.

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Oh, he does it again. Throws it right up on the rim. James comes flying in from the right corner.

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Hey, someone get John Lucas Grave ready. Wait until his grandkids find out. On the other hand, Blake Griffin can sleep well at night, knowing that he once did this. Wow.

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Wow.

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How bro gonna spin 180 degrees and still block the crap out of Jonas Jarepko? Yet, it's one thing to show off. It's another thing to completely alter a game. Because what if I told you that the NBA has a secret? Yeah, get this. It's been in the front of your face this entire time. Since there aren't NBA script writers who determine the outcome of games, it's determined by the basketball itself. Don't believe me? Watch what happened during the 2016 playoff game between the Raptors and the Heat.

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1-0-8 to play in overtime. 89-85 Heat. Wade makes his move to the scooper.

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It just sits there!

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Dwayne Wade! Well, it seemed that play happened before in basketball games, but in this moment, with Dwayne Wade and with all of this on the line, the ball ends up sticking on the back of the rim.