The Toronto Raptors were 0.5 seconds away from going down 3-0 to the Celtics in their second-round series on Thursday night when OG Anunoby stunningly saved their season with a 3-pointer at the buzzer that gave the defending champs a 104-103 win.
But the pass by Kyle Lowry was even more impressive by that clutch shot.
What made this play even more amazing is that it came right after the Celtics seemed to seize total control of the series with a Daniel Theis dunk that gave Boston a 103-101 lead with 0.5 left.
But then Kyle Lowry was somehow able to get an inbounds pass past Tacko Fall, who stands at 7-foot-5 and was put in the game to make the inbounds pass that much harder, and Anunoby was able to get the shot off in time and he drained it.
Just an incredible play and an incredible pass.
Check this out:
OMFG WTH pic.twitter.com/tcy7GLN6y5
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) September 4, 2020
I mean, wow.
Here’s how it looked from inside the arena:
Beautiful pass. Clutch shot. Raptors win. pic.twitter.com/Q4z7bw4RYl
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) September 4, 2020
NBA Twitter was in awe:
The pass was in the air so long Anunoby had time to get completely set up and balanced and ready to quick release it. Great shot prep by him to even have a chance. https://t.co/6vlY2kN1Qc
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) September 4, 2020
Lowry scraped the top of the bubble on that inbounds pass.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) September 4, 2020
What an incredible pass by Kyle Lowry. Lowry confirms the play wasn't designed for OG. He went through his progressions, took his time, tossed a rainbow over Tacko Fall to an open Anunoby. Raptors have life.
— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) September 4, 2020
Lowry, are you kidding me with that pass over Fall?!! I love basketball!!🏀
— Courtney Sweet (@Courtney_Sweet) September 4, 2020
Wow. Count it. Game. pic.twitter.com/U6uncrYafm
— Jimmy Spencer (@JimmySpencer) September 4, 2020
Even the best defensive efforts usually aren't good enough to stop perfect offensive execution at this level, and from Van Vleet's layup to Kemba's pass to that Lowry –> OG connection, that was basketball at its best.
— patrick (@muldowney) September 4, 2020
Did that really just happen? #OG
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) September 4, 2020
You can’t throw a more perfect inbounds pass than Lowry. Incredible.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) September 4, 2020
r a i n b o w https://t.co/xgYPagh9Z1
— tryler (@tylerlauletta) September 4, 2020
