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James Harden Game-Winner Sinks Warriors
The Golden State Warriors fought back from a 17-point Rockets lead to take their first lead of the game with just over a minute left. After a crazy back-and-forth that saw Michael Beasley hit two huge free throws, Ian Clark show up as a legit clutch option for the Warriors, and some horrific transit...

Mavericks Down Thunder As Would-Be Steven Adams Game-Winner Comes Too Late
The Dallas Mavericks sunk the Oklahoma City Thunder 85-84 tonight after Raymond Felton of all people carried them in the fourth quarter. Kevin Durant went 7-for-33, but the Thunder had a chance to take the win after Felton missed two free throws with seven seconds left. Oklahoma City got to the rim ...

Wild High School Banked Buzzer-Beater Gets Perfect Wisconsin-Accented Call
Reader Joe sent this along with the note (warning?), “Yes, this is how we sound.” If you are also of the mind that thick Wisconsin twang is charming, well, strap in for the good shit....

High Schooler Hits Game-Winning Buzzer-Beating Desperation Heave From Half-court
Look at this shot from Male High School’s Alex Cook to beat St. Xavier....

Maryland Breaks Wisconsin's Heart With Game-Winning Three
Wisconsin fought back at home against Maryland from a late eight-point deficit, only to lose at the last second. Down 60-52 with less than 1:30 left, Wisconsin hit a layup and a pair of threes to tie it at 60. But right after Bronson Koenig’s three, Melo Trimble calmly pulled up from well behind the...

Grizzlies Beat Suns On Buzzer-Beating Reverse Alley-Oop
As game-winners go, a 180 reverse alley-oop over and around a pair of defenders at home on a Sunday where your local NFL team scored 42 points and won is about as good as it gets. That’s what happened for the Grizzlies today....

LeBron James Beats Nets With Game-Winning Hook Shot
The Brooklyn Nets, who’ve been weirdly competitive against last year’s NBA finalists, went over to Cleveland and nearly took it to overtime, until LeBron went all Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on them and hit this gliding hook shot....

Glavine Gets His Zack Snyder On
We congratulate Tom Glavine on earning his 300th win last night. We also appreciate that he didn't drag it out too long; unlike some people, he hasn't taken so long that we find ourselves rooting for him to break a record we don't actually want him a break, just so everyone will be quiet....