0.4 Vol. Where were you?

[Obstructed_View]

I just remember feeling empty. Duncan's shot was one of the most clutch plays I'd ever seen, and would probably be on all those highlight playoff countdown shows today if not for Fish's shot. I watched that replay with my PVR about a thousand times trying to find a way that I could say it wasn't a good shot or that the Spurs had been robbed. There was just no way to do it. Fish got the shot off in time over good defense after the refs mistakenly gave them .4 instead of .8.

The big consolation for me was that the Spurs were going to come back strong and win the series, and they didn't even bother to show up.

[cnyc3]

I had a basketball game that started before the spurs/lakers game ended, so i decided to stay late and finish watching. After Timmy hit that shot, I jumped for joy and started getting my things for my game. As i had everything ready to go, i wanted to see final buzzer and after fisher hit that shot, i just stared blankly at the tv for a good 10 minutes, and drove to my game all dejected.

the worst part is some of my teammates were laker fans, and i had to tell them what happened since they did not watch

[Blackjack]

I just remember feeling empty. Duncan's shot was one of the most clutch plays I'd ever seen, and would probably be on all those highlight playoff countdown shows today if not for Fish's shot. I watched that replay with my PVR about a thousand times trying to find a way that I could say it wasn't a good shot or that the Spurs had been robbed. There was just no way to do it. Fish got the shot off in time over good defense after the refs mistakenly gave them .4 instead of .8.

The big consolation for me was that the Spurs were going to come back strong and win the series, and they didn't even bother to show up.

You're right that there should have been closer to .8 on the shotclock and not the .4 that they ended up with, but that's human error that at that point in time -- a non end-game or quarter situation where 0.0 shows on the clock -- can't be reviewed under NBA policy.

End-game situation's, like .4 where 0.0 shows on the clock are reviewable and subject to scrutiny; unfortunately, that scrutiny, for whatever reason, doesn't consist of whether a clock started the precise moment the ball hits a players hand.

It's been proven over the years that it takes no less than .5 seconds to secure and shoot the ball in a relatively normal motion. Tips and one-handed/unnatural shots can be executed in less time but not a shot like the one Fisher executed.

The fact of the matter is, in the grand scheme of things the right team won the game. There should have been more time on the clock and Fisher's shot would have easily got off in .8.

But by the rules the NBA's set forth, the shot should have never counted; it may look like he got it off in .4 by the replay -- and I've seen it a million times -- but that clock didn't start when the ball made contact with Fisher.

He came to the ball, the ball made contact with his hand, he secured the ball as his feet hit the ground, and just as he exploded and started the motion of his shot, the clock started.

The refs and the NBA rationalized the shot getting off in .4 because of the reaction-time, .2, it takes for the ref to hit the timer on their belt. And that's what had me laughing this year, because I was hearing the Tirico and Breen's saying you technically only need .3 showing on the clock to get a shot off..

Ridiculous...

[SpurCharger]

.4 Never heard of it!! Derek Fisher??? Who The Is That?

[50Bestspurever]

I was stationed at Luke AFB at the time in phoenix. Was at a bar crowed with LA fans wearing all of my Spurs gear. I was yelling at the top of my lungs when Timmy hit his shot and talking . I had to practically crawl out of the bar after Fisher’s shot. Fuking sucked.

[xellos88330]

GROUP THERAPY SESSION!!!

[alamo50]

Listening to the game and being in a Spurs forum chat room in front of my pc in the middle of the night.

[#2!]

watching w/ my family and telling everyone how Tim's shot would go down as one of the top 5 most clutch shots in history, and the shot of his career, and then got STFU by Fisher. I remember saying that it didn't go down in time b/c all the Lakers were running off the court as if they didn't believe it themselves. Took a long time to get over that one...if I am that is

[Muser]

Watched it with my friend who's a Laker fan, never have I been so depressed in my life.

[td_tp_manu]

It was relatively easier for me. It was in the morning here, and I was in university. I got back from the first class and saw spurs down a lot (mid 2nd/3rd quarter?). Adding that to the two losses before that, I kind of give up. So when I'm back from the 2nd class and saw Spurs only lost by 1, I was even a bit positively surprised...

Having said that, both shots are truly unbelievable in human history.

[21_Blessings]

[Mel_13]

One thing that's not debatable about that game is that Shaq delivered one of the great impromptu post game quotes ever.

[Spurs Brazil]

I was in my room, the game was on ESPN Brazil.
Duncan made the shot and I went CRAZY. For me the game was over
I was stand for the last quarter and then Fisher made that one and I remember I sit on the bad and I stayed looking and thinking nothing for the next 10 minutes or so. After that I tried to slept but couldn't.
The funny thing is when Horry made the big shot in Detroit the first thing that I thought was, wait to the game end to celebrate and that time it worked

[Kermit]

Easily one of the worst sports days of my entire life. Easily.

I worked as a bartender at a country club in Austin at the time. We had a function, either a wedding or a giant law firm dinner. I don't remember which as I have tried to burn this night out of my memory forever. Back in the day, I couldn't afford cable and so dvr was out of the question. I would record the game on my vcr, hope like I made it home without anyone at work telling me the score (which is really hard to do in a place that employs about 1000 workers), and watch the game as if it was happening in real time.

So, throughout the night people around me (patrons and co-workers) are talking about the game and I keep telling them that I'm recording it and I don't want to know anything. Amazingly enough, they acquiesce. Then, around 12, some guys are walking through talking about this amazing ending and I run around the corner with my fingers in my ears going lalalalalalalalalalalalala. I peek around the corner and they're gone. My heart is racing. "Amazing ending? Holy !" I say to myself, and I start getting amped for this game. About three I make it home knowing only that something magnificient is waiting for me on the end of that tape.

So cue to the end of the game and I'm ing juiced. They're inbounding the ball and I'm telling myself, "This is it!" Duncan gets it, throws up some lucky and bam!!!!!! I'm running around my house, ing screaming at 5 in the morning. I'm jumping off couches, I'm running around outside, I'm slamming my beer, I'm dry-humping the t.v. screaming " youPhilyou ingasshole youKobeCryYouLitt le ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha"

Just then my roomate walks out.

"What the is going on?"

"Dude. OhMYGod! Duncan just hit the most amazing shot to win the game!!!!"

"It's not over."

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing. (He knew I hated to have anyone ruin it for me. I wish he would have.) Enjoy your win."

.4

Inbound play. Wait, why isn't anyone guarding the ball?

To Fisher. Holy that looks.....

To this day, I think my heart is still in that apartment.

To have made it home without knowing the score and having to endure that bull ..

that game. Derek Fisher. L.A.

From now one I always follow in real time.

[CGD]

Why start a thread asking us to relive one of the most painful moments in Spurs history? (Unless of course you are deep down a lakers fan...)

The saving grace that years was that the Pistons smacked the Lakers in the finals...

[widowmaker]

I was somewhere in the pacific ocean on a USS ship watching the game with a few other people from San Antonio. It was a good game but I really believe that shot was bull no way on earth someone can get a shot off in 0.4. Someone do it again and I'll believe it.

[silverblackfan]

I was at home in Seattle sitting on the floor after Duncan's shot praying that the defense would hold. I thought for sure that the shot was impossible to make and went into full denial mode for about an hour. Hate even thinking about the game to this day.

[HarlemHeat37]

Just think about how Pistons fans felt during the Horry stretch..the Fisher shot was quick and painful..the Horry sequence was long and painful..must have sucked being on the other side of that..

[Spursmania]

GROUP THERAPY SESSION!!!

For real...

[Kool Bob Love]

Why start a thread asking us to relive one of the most painful moments in Spurs history? (Unless of course you are deep down a lakers fan...)

The saving grace that years was that the Pistons smacked the Lakers in the finals...

Spurs fan for life...

Also to see if i was the only who cried...guess am not...

Just think about how Pistons fans felt during the Horry stretch..the Fisher shot was quick and painful..the Horry sequence was long and painful..must have sucked being on the other side of that..

NO Fisher shot >>>>>> Horry Shot
No one knew fisher shot would go in....Horry you already knew his background...

[Kermit]

the pistons won the game after the horry shot. spurs, not so lucky.

[in2deep]

for some reason losing to the mavs in game 7 in OT was more painful to me

[HarlemHeat37]

for some reason losing to the mavs in game 7 in OT was more painful to me

easily..

at least with the Fisher shot, he still had to make an incredible play, probably the luckiest player in NBA history(considering the cir stances)..he still had to make the tough shot..

the Dallas game was over if Manu puts his hand back..we handed that le to Miami..

[Kool Bob Love]

for some reason losing to the mavs in game 7 in OT was more painful to me

maybe because you didn't see it live, or you were not a fan that season...
that mavs game is #2 in hard losses the spurs had....

[Sissiborgo]

I had just arrived to florida to meet my brother! came in the doors when there were last chance for Lakers.. And Fisher had it! bad income to florida!