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Saturday May 6, 2006 12:17 am
Damon Jones: Basketball Jesus
One word… Wow.
Damon Jones, he of very limited minutes during this outstanding series versus the Washington Wizards, came in for the first time in tonight’s Game Six for the Cleveland Cavaliers with 14 seconds remaining in the game. At first a dubious choice to bring in since he was cold off the bench, it actually made sense considering Jones’ ability to shoot from the outside. Still, one would be justified to question Jones’ participation in a game that found the Cavaliers down 113-112 and, in all likelihood, with only one chance to score.
In Game One, Jones played three minutes without a shot attempt. In Game Two, he played six minutes, again, without attempting a shot. In Game Three, Jones hit his lone shot - a three point field goal - in seven minutes of play. In Game Four, he played five minutes, missing his only shot attempt. In Game Five, Jones played less than a minute and statistically, registered a zero in all categories.
So, what does Jones do in Game Six - as critical a game as you can have aside from a series deciding Game Seven? A chance to be a savior of sorts for a whole city that has not seen its basketball team advance in a playoff series since 1993?
Jones comes in cold and hits a jumper from the corner to put the Cavs up by one, 114-113, with four seconds left to play. It was a shot that would be the last one in a very dramatic, nail-biting series. From Damon Jones. Not LeBron James. Not Gilbert Arenas.
Damon Jones… Basketball Jesus.
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