1-on-1: Brandon Roy vs. Paul Pierce - The Last Shot
27 October 2009
Tick. Tock. Tick-tock. 3. 2. 1. Buzzer.
Swish.
Even if you've never played organized basketball, chances are you've nailed a few game-winning jumpers - while serving as your own play-by-play announcer - on the hoop in your driveway.
Or a crumpled piece of paper in your cube at the office. A rolled up sock on laundry day.
For elite shot-makers like Brandon Roy and Paul Pierce, it just seems to happen a little more often. With 20,000 or so of their closest friends watching in the stands.
Brandon has become the frontline late-game hero for Portland.
A sturdy 6'6" and 211lbs., he has a knack for absorbing contact while attacking the rim with the game on the line. Backed by the calm on-court demeanor of a player with twice his experience, Brandon also has the range to catch and shoot from just about anywhere on the court - even with the opponent's best defender in his face.
In his three years in the league, you've seen Brandon ice games at the free throw line and rain bombs from 30-feet as time expired. At the tender age of 25, he's already a well-defined constant come winning time.
Paul has been doing it for more than a decade.
The definition of smooth. The designation as "The Truth." An NBA Finals MVP as the defining proof.
When you talk about legendary clutch Boston players - and as the winningest championship franchise in league history, Boston's had more than a few - there aren't many players you'd name before Paul.
His favorite spot: free-throw line, elbow extended. And truth be told, even if his defender beats him to it, Paul’s 6'7" length and veteran poise always seems to pay off in go-ahead buckets for the guys in green.
Game 7s bring out his very best. And in the closing seconds, he makes no hesitation about what’s coming next.
The question:
Who do you want taking the last shot, Brandon Roy or Paul Pierce?
CHANGE REGION
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