Just when it looked like the LA Clippers had sealed the win in Game 2, Deandre Ayton stole the show.
Trailing 103-102 with less than one second to go, the Suns pulled off a wild out-of-bounds play, with Jae Crowder delivering the perfect lob pass to Ayton to dunk it home and put the Suns up 2-0 in the series.
TAKEAWAYS: Suns clinch Game 2 in thriling finish
After much deliberation, the officials added time on the clock, giving the Clippers a chance to go the length of the court, but Paul George's triple fell short, giving the Suns a remarkable 104-103 win.
Suns point guard Chris Paul was loving it, watching the action from home!
Big time play call Coach Mont!!!!!!!!
— Chris Paul (@CP3) June 23, 2021
Players around the league took to Twitter post-game in awe of the Crowder-Ayton connection, sharing their reactions on social media.
Amazing pass by Jae!!!!
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) June 23, 2021
Wow that was a beautiful play . No goaltender from out of bounds. Brilliant.
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 23, 2021
Great screen by book . Hell of a pass.
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 23, 2021
dats a dime bossmann @CJC9BOSS 🥽
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) June 23, 2021
What a play wow
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) June 23, 2021
Wow what a play and finish!
— Robert Covington (@Holla_At_Rob33) June 23, 2021
What a pass!!!!
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) June 23, 2021
That’s game!!!
— Monte Morris (@BigGameTae) June 23, 2021
THTS GAME MAN 😳
— Melo (@MELOD1P) June 23, 2021
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