Shaun Livingstons incredible catch saved the Warri
With le s than 30 seconds to playin Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, the Warriors were desperately clinging to a two-point lead. The Raptors elected not to stop the clock with a foul, hoping theirpre sure and length would lead to a steal.And if not for Golden State guard Shaun Livingston, they would have been right.MORE: Fred VanVleet and Pascal Siakam
Justin Turner Jersey trapped Stephen Curry along the sideline with about 12 seconds remaining, and Curry lofted a dangerous pa s in Livingston's direction. The ball avoided Kawhi Leonard's giant magnets and landed safely in Livingston's hands, and he kicked it over to a wide-open Andre Iguodala on the left wing.Iguodala then launched the dagger that sealed the game, sending the battered Warriors back to Oakland with the
Manny Machado Jersey series tied 1-1.Iguodaladeserves credit formaking that 3-pointer andhaving the confidence to let it fly in that situation. But without Livingston, Iguodala's shot never happens.When Curry to sed the ball toward the middle of the floor, Leonard responded like a great white shark seeing its prey floating in the ocean. Leonardjumped the pa s as he has done so many times in his career, but Livingston
Logan Forsythe Jersey refused to give up on the po se sion.The live shot of Livingston's catch gives a slight glimpse of himbeating Leonard to the ball, but this view from thebaseline camera shows Leonard actually had the inside path. "The way Shaun Livingston met that pa s, I think that no one will write about that," Warriors forward Draymond Green said after Game 2."We all got to jokeamongstus of bad receivers and good receivers. I always call Kevin (Durant)a bad receiver.I always call Shaun a bad receiver. He turned into aMegatrontonight for that pa s.It was big for us."If Leonard does steal the pa s, the Raptors are heading in the other direction with Leonard,
Kobe Bryant Jersey Siakam, VanVleet and Danny Green above the 3-point line and only Draymond Green back in transition. It's a full-speed, four-on-one fast break with nineseconds to tie the game or go ahead with a 3-pointer. There are no guarantees the Raptors score in that situation, but the odds would have been in their favor.That play only registers as one of Livingston's three a sists in the Game 2 box score, but its impact could be
Austin Barnes Jersey felt throughout the rest of the series.