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SI Recommends. By Nick Selbe. By Joseph Salvador. Extra Mustard. By Wilton Jackson. Horse Racing. Four of his buzzer-beaters came on the road, and three came with his team trailing. His seven buzzer-beaters tie him for the fourth-most makes all time, and his five buzzer-beater assists are the most ever. He followed that up with a footer to beat the Magic in a playoff game that season:.

Four years went by before James sneaked one past Paul George for a layup off an inbounds pass in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Bulls, a regular-season matchup with the Timberwolves, and two in the playoffs. His five career postseason buzzer-beaters are as many as any two other players combined. Additionally, LeBron and Russell Westbrook are the only two players to twice pair a buzzer-beater with a triple-double. Position: G Seasons: 20 Teams: Lakers.

Throw in his one postseason game-winner in the first round against the Suns in and he has one more career buzzer-beater than James. No other player had more than five in this situation. Then from December 4, , to January 1, , Kobe hit three buzzer-beaters in less than a month—with the Lakers trailing at the time he shot each of them.

The run of winners cemented his legacy as one of the most dramatic finishers in the history of the game. Johnson did most of his damage in his three and a half seasons in Brooklyn, where he hit five buzzer-beaters. It should come as no surprise that the all-time buzzer-beater king is Jordan.

His shots were all jumpers, ranging from 14 feet in Atlanta to 26 feet vs. Six were in the regular season trailing only Kobe and Johnson , and three were in the playoffs trailing only LeBron. Two of those three even ended the series. Seven were unassisted, which is tied for the most with Johnson. Jordan also averaged When Jordan retired for the first time, after the season, his four career buzzer-beaters were tied for the most all time.

When he retired for a second time, five years later, he had twice as many buzzer-beaters as any other player in NBA history. And when he retired for a final time, after the season, he had nine career buzzer-beaters; no other player had more than four.

Jordan may one day lose this record—LeBron certainly has a chance to catch him. But no other player stood above his contemporaries quite like His Airness in this particular statistic.

I spent dozens of hours researching every close game in NBA history and learned what we already knew: MJ is the greatest closer of all time. I have reached out to Kevin to personally apologize and hope to be able to talk with him soon.

Social media was stunned on Tuesday night regarding Consor's grim comments. LeBron James even chimed in on the situation:.

Oh he thought this was cool huh!!?? How insensitive can you be to say something like this. Beat it man! Nah we ain't going for this! He is not afraid of the moment and it showed right there. He is a hard worker. He plays hard and does the right things. That is really all that matters is if we win or not. Immediately following the play, social media erupted with tweets praising Reaves for his first career game-winning shot.

The play put an exclamation point on a career night for Reaves, something he will remember for a long time. This post originally appeared on Rookie Wire! Follow us on Facebook! Hornets' Kai Jones placed in health and safety protocol.