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March 27th, 2007, 09:27 PM
Rasheed Wallace forced overtime with a 60-foot buzzer beater.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Flip Saunders was trying to stay optimistic.
He turned out to be a prophet.
With his Detroit Pistons facing what appeared to be an impossible deficit, Saunders tried to give them a last-second pep talk.
"I told them that strange things happen," he said. "We might as well try to get something crazy."
Did they ever.
Rasheed Wallace scooped up a loose ball and hit a 60-foot buzzer- beater to force overtime, then added another key 3 to help the Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets 113-109 Monday.
The Nuggets appeared to have the game won as they prepared to inbound the ball at midcourt with a 98-95 lead and 1.5 seconds to play.
Marcus Camby's short pass, though, was tipped by Tayshaun Prince, and Wallace threw up a desperation two-handed set shot that banked in as the buzzer sounded.
"We shoot those all the time before the game," Wallace said. "This one went in, but it isn't like it won a championship or anything."
Wallace tried to claim that he called the bank shot, but was drowned out by the jeers of his teammates.
"OK, I'm lying about that," he said with a laugh. "But I'll take it either way."
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Flip Saunders was trying to stay optimistic.
He turned out to be a prophet.
With his Detroit Pistons facing what appeared to be an impossible deficit, Saunders tried to give them a last-second pep talk.
"I told them that strange things happen," he said. "We might as well try to get something crazy."
Did they ever.
Rasheed Wallace scooped up a loose ball and hit a 60-foot buzzer- beater to force overtime, then added another key 3 to help the Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets 113-109 Monday.
The Nuggets appeared to have the game won as they prepared to inbound the ball at midcourt with a 98-95 lead and 1.5 seconds to play.
Marcus Camby's short pass, though, was tipped by Tayshaun Prince, and Wallace threw up a desperation two-handed set shot that banked in as the buzzer sounded.
"We shoot those all the time before the game," Wallace said. "This one went in, but it isn't like it won a championship or anything."
Wallace tried to claim that he called the bank shot, but was drowned out by the jeers of his teammates.
"OK, I'm lying about that," he said with a laugh. "But I'll take it either way."
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