NBA.com: PLAYOFFS 2002

Play of the Playoffs: Past Results (Week 2)

Friday, May 3

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Champion: Divac from deep (14%)

1,070k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA TV's Bill Walton

The Skinny:

"The play of the game was up for grabs for most of the night. The continuing brilliance of Air Ostertag for Utah or Webber’s early 2nd quarter behind-the-back wraparound backdoor pass to Peja emerged as frontrunners. But everything was thrown into complete chaos when Vlade Divac nailed the three-point desperation heave. He can only be thankful that he was able to back up his ill-advised boast after Game 1.

Contender: Reggie miracle (76%)

1,430k AVI \| QT \| 300k
Nominated by:
NBA.com Editor's Choice
The Skinny:
Reggie Miller shows off his playoff heroics again by banking a 39-foot shot at the buzzer to force overtime vs. the Nets.

Contender: Jason jumper (10%)

1,293k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA TV's Bill Raftery

The Skinny:

Jason Kidd seals the deal on a classic double OT playoff game with the tough jumper against Kevin Ollie to give the Nets the hard fought win.

Thursday, May 2

Champion: Divac from deep (49%)

1,070k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA TV's Bill Walton

The Skinny:

Contender: AI winner (36%)

723k AVI \| QT \| 300k
Nominated by:
WEEI's Cedric Maxwell
The Skinny:
"Allen Iverson's 15 foot fade-away jumper was the shot that broke the tie and proved to be the game winner, sending the series back to Boston."

Contender: Desmond dunk (15%)

1,209k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

Sonics TV's Billy McKinney

The Skinny:

"Gary Payton does an excellent job of finding Desmond Mason cutting aggressively to the cup for the dunk and the foul...beautifully executed."

Wednesday, May 1

Champion: Divac from deep (49%)

1,070k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA TV's Bill Walton

The Skinny:

Contender: Baron block (30%)

1,177k AVI \| QT \| 300k
Nominated by:
NBA.com Editors Choice
The Skinny:
The Baron of Charlotte tracks down Tracy McGrady and swats his shot off the glass.

Contender: K-Mart slam (21%)

970k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA.com Editor's Choice

The Skinny:

Kenyon Martin crashes the board and follows the Aaron Williams miss with a monster slam!

Tuesday, April 30

Champion: Nash no-look (40%)

1,474k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA.com Editor's Choice

The Skinny:

Steve Nash continues to amaze the fans with an "incredible" over the head scoop against three Timberwolves defenders in the lane.

Contender: Junkyard board (10%)

777k AVI \| QT \| 300k
Nominated by:
John Long, Pistons radio
The Skinny:
"The key play was when Jerome Williams skied for an offensive rebound with under a minute to play...the Pistons were making a run and this gave the Raptors a second opportunity to score and seal the win."

Contender: Divac from deep (50%)

1,070k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA TV's Bill Walton

The Skinny:

Monday, April 29

Champion: Nash no-look (41%)

1,474k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA.com Editor's Choice

The Skinny:

Steve Nash continues to amaze the fans with an "incredible" over the head scoop against three Timberwolves defenders in the lane.

Contender: Kerry sinks 3 (2%)

1,044k AVI \| QT \| 300k
Nominated by:
NBA TV's Bill Walton
The Skinny:
"Kerry Kittles has obviously embraced the spirit of the Love It Live Tour because after a horrendous night when nothing went right --- one from 10 from the field --- and with the game on the line, Jason Kidd served one up and Kerry Kittles never looked back."

Contender: AI fancy dribble (18%)

1,256k AVI | QT | 300k

Nominated by:

NBA TV's Mark Morgan

The Skinny:

"Iverson had a "Harlem Globetrotters" dribbling move beyond the arc. Iverson dribbles around, then goes behind his back, and with Anderson's hand in his face...nails a fallaway three...wow!