The Phoenix Suns have the two games to none series lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Finals. On Tuesday, the star of the Suns’ franchise was center Deandre Ayton of Nassau, Bahamas, who had a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds.
However, it is the last two points that Ayton scored, which are the most memorable, and will go down in NBA history as one of the most clutch dunks of all-time. Trailing 103-102 with nine-tenths of a second left, the Suns had a throw-in while in Clippers’ territory. Forward Jae Crowder was selected to be the Suns player responsible for getting the basketball into play, and delivered a quick pass to Ayton. However, the pass was simply perfect, and it was in a location where only Ayton could catch the ball, make the game-winning dunk, and put Phoenix up 104-103.
Remarkably, the play might have been too quick from the Suns’ perspective to execute, as only two-tenths of a second were taken off the clock. That is because remarkably the Clippers still had seven-tenths of a second to make a play on their own. Then Paul George received a pass from Nicolas Batum, but was not fast enough to get the shot off. George missed two key free throws moments before Ayton’s heroics.
The Suns and Clippers are both without their superstars. Chris Paul tested positive for coronavirus, while Kawhi Leonard is out with a knee ailment.
When you think of the star talent on the Suns, you think of Devin Booker and Paul. Now it is time to think of Ayton too. The first overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft delivered a dunk that will go down in NBA history as one of the most important dunks of all time.
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