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My mom walked in to watch the final 5 seconds with me... I was crouched on the ground while she sat on my bed. She realized it was a tense moment, so she didn't say a word.
When Duncan's shot went in, I screamed out, "WHAT IN THE FUCKIN' HELL!!" as my mom just gave a little yelp of disappointed surprise.
I mourned for a few seconds, on the floor, on my knees, my head and arms slouched over the foot of my bed. I swiped a piece of cheese from my mom's plate in a fit of grumpiness and nibbled on it as I nervously watched the time out.
The inbounds play took 2 more timeouts to finally develop... an eternity for a disappointed lifetime Laker fan. Fisher caught the pass from GP, put it up, and I knew it was going in... from the arc.. everything... and i knew it was good. I jumped up and almost hit my ceiling fan. I didn't even hear my mom as I yelled out. "OHH YEAH!!!!!!"
My sister.. my dad... my sister's dog.. all came running into my room as I hopped up and down, the adrenaline pulsing through me, not letting me stand still.
I think I just saw the most incredible finish to a game ever.
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