Rebound Bosh
Back out to Allen
His three-pointer
BAAAANNNG!!!
Today is the anniversary of Ray Allen's historic three-pointer from Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals.
If you are Kevin Garnett or Rajon Rondo, you will probably call it the anniversary of Chris Bosh's historic offensive rebound that led to a clutch three that put the game into OT.
If you hate LeBron like Rondo hates Allen, you will probably call it the anniversary of Jesus saving LeBron's legacy; I usually respond to those people by reminding them LeBron had a big quarter (16 points on 7-of-10 shooting) before Allen hit that big three and finished with 32 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. I also like to remind people that LeBron playing most of the fourth quarter without his headband was such a big deal some refer to this game as the "LeBron James Headband Game."
If you are a Tracy McGrady fan, you will probably remember how bad you felt for T-Mac because this was the closest he ever got to winning an NBA championship ring.
If you are one of the many Miami Heat fans that left the game early (while T-Mac was thinking about where he was going to party later that night), you are probably still pissed that you paid a $hitload of money for tickets and didn't get to see the shot and overtime.
If you are the NBA, you will probably remember giving the orders to bring out the yellow tape and Championship trophy and then quickly putting it away because a Game 7 still needed to be played before crowning a champion.
Regardless of how you want to remember the final minute of the nerve-racking fourth quarter of Game 6, everyone can agree Ray Allen's shot is one of the most memorable and clutch ones in league history.
Here's a great deep dive into the shot by SB Nation, followed by a cool Micro-Movie about Game 6 and the internet's reaction to LeBron losing his headband.
WATCH THE FULL GAME
RAY ALLEN ON THE SHOT
REACTIONS TO LEBRON'S HEADBAND GAME
F**k it!!!!! I'm never wearing my headband again either!!!!!!
— Ty Lawson (@TyLawson3) June 19, 2013
Please put the headband back on, LeBron. It's like you're naked. I feel like I'm supposed to avert my eyes.
— SB Nation NBA ?? (@SBNationNBA) June 19, 2013
LeBron going bananas without the headband has instantly become my favorite NBA storyline of the season.
— Dan Shanoff (@danshanoff) June 19, 2013
Maybe the headband was actually LeBron's kryptonite?
— PTI (@PTI) June 19, 2013
This HAS to be the moment LeBron permanently ditches the headband.
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) June 19, 2013
LeBron without a headband is like seeing Darth Vader's real face.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) June 19, 2013
Tim Duncan should run over, pick up Bron's headband, put it on and say, "Now, I'm the King."
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) June 19, 2013
Wow. I thought it was Jerry. Stack house. But it's Lebron without a headband
— Metta (@MettaWorld37) June 19, 2013
I'm purchasing mike millers shoe and lebrons headband for 1.754 million
— Metta (@MettaWorld37) June 19, 2013
LeBron wanted the lob, but no one recognizes him without his headband.
— Tas Melas (@TasMelas) June 19, 2013
I wish I was kidding: 107 parody Twitter accounts were created tonight for LeBron James' headband.
— Eli Langer (@EliLanger) June 19, 2013
I think Battier just compared LeBron's headband to Dumbo's feather
— Lee Jenkins (@ByLeeJenkins) June 19, 2013