TRIPLE FUN

This crazy game went to triple overtime. I can't ask for anything better than this. When I don't root for either team, I root for overtime. It happened when I was watching this year's Superbowl. This happened exactly the way I wanted yesterday. Chauncey Billups put in a half court three to tie it in the regulation. It was where all the craziness started. Detroit does not seem to have the intangibles to win games. To be a true great team, there should be some exciting three point shooters, exciting explosive out-of-nowhere three point shooters. Detroit has none, New Jersey has a bunch. I think Detroit does not have a go-to guy either. Rip Hamilton seems to be their guy. He can penetrate and pass down the lane to find shooters, but the thing is they don't have any dependable outside shooters. Rasheed Wallace shoots threes, but he is no shooter. Chauncey Billups is not a shooter either. I picked Detroit to win this series. Now they are in deep trouble.

In wake of Derek Fisher's crazy buzzer beating shot, I present this:

Best NBA playoffs game-endings I have seen (right on top of my head)

1. 1998 Finals, Bulls-Jazz, Game 6, Michael Jordan's last moment shot over Bryan Russell About 5 seconds left, Jordan with the ball, dribble right on top of the post, fake right and stop, Bryan Russell slipped, Jordan made the open look, Bulls won the game and the championship, their sixth in eight years.

2. 2002 West finals, Lakers-Kings, Game 5, Robert Horry's three Kings up by one, Lakers had one last shot, missed, Vlade Divac could not get the rebound, tip it away from the basket with a second on the clock, hoping the ball would bounce away and game would be over, but the ball landed on Robert Horry's hand, he made a three to beat the buzzer and Lakers won, they went on winning the series in overtime game 7.

3. 2004 West semis, Spurs-Lakers, Game 5, Derek Fisher's 20 feet shot with 0.4 seconds No one can make a stand up shot with 0.4 second. NBA refs pretty much anticipate that when there is less than 0.4 second it is impossible to make a shot. Lakers down by one, Derek Fisher took the inbound pass and threw it toward the basket, nothing but net... Lakers won, and won the series in 6.

4. 1999 West finals, Spurs-Blazers, Game 5, Sean Elliot's off balance Memorial Day three pointer Spurs down by two, with seconds left, Sean Elliot forced to the sidelines, almost going out of bound, put up an off balance three, and it was good, Spurs won, and went on to win the series 4-2.

5. 1999 East finals, Knicks-Pacers, Game 4, Larry Johnson's 4-point play to win Knicks down by 4, Larry Johnson, a PF and not a three point shooter, pull up and shoot a three, got fouled and one, made the foul shot, forced overtime (not completely sure how it went), Knicks won the game and the series in 6.