When Jumbo-Sized Athletes Break The Mold And Do The Unexpected

Tim Duncan ties Game 1 in overtime

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Trailing by three with seconds remaining in overtime of Game 1 of the Spurs’ meeting with the Suns in the first round of the 2008 playoffs, Gregg Popovich drew up a play that resulted in his big man’s spotting up wide open for a game-tying three. The seven-footer nailed it, and the Spurs went on to win in the second overtime period. Duncan only took 168 regular season three-pointers in his career, hitting just 17.9 percent of them.

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