The Cavs Burnt By The Most Unlikely Player On The Court
At 1:30 a.m. last night, I was woken up by a text message sent by our intern Kash. The message read, “Yadda just made himself another 10 day.” By “Yadda” he was talking about Queens native Sundiata Gaines. Originally, I thought he meant, it was announced the Jazz re-signed Gaines to another 10-day contract and went back to sleep. But when I turned on SportsCenter this morning, I figured out what Kash was talking about. Gaines, who was recently called up by the Jazz from the D-League, knocked down this amazing buzzer beater to defeat LeBron James and the Cavs last night.
This win for the Jazz is huge. Not only did they beat the best team in the Eastern Conference, it gave the Jazz a much needed win. Utah has now extended their winning streak to three and are back in the playoff picture (they are in the eighth seed with a 22-17 record). Yesterday morning, the Jazz extended Gaines stay for another 10 days, and as he showed last night, it was money well spent.
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January 15th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Lesuck says:
AMazing shot! Lebron deserves to lose after getting blocked by Kyle Korver
January 15th, 2010 at 10:15 am
NoName says:
Ronnie price fkn travelled when he first got the ball.. just did a lil two step dance in front of the refs and no call..
im just hatin coz i love the cavs lol but honestly it was a travel..
January 15th, 2010 at 10:23 am
Chaos says:
This def the feel good story of the year. forget playing in a contract year, he is playing for a contract so they are def gonna get 300 percent outta Yadda…boozer reaction is classic
January 15th, 2010 at 10:28 am
Brown says:
Was that the Supersonics?
Parker should feel embarassed since he was basically a spectator on that play. There’s no excuse for lack of defensive intensity in that situation.
January 15th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Dime Magazine says:
This is Gerald
@ Brown
You don’t like those jerseys? I think they look a whole lot better than the baby blue ones.
@ Chaos
Definitely a feel good story. Shows that the D-League is worth it despite the financial sacrifice. Did you see the crowds reaction? Gotta be the best feeling
January 15th, 2010 at 10:53 am
jzsmoove says:
I was watching the game but felt it was boring and left off after the Jazz started pulling away early in the 4th/ late 3rd. Now I feel like a dumbass. Thanks Gaines. Other than that I felt good about Gaines taking over after Dwill went out. He’s a keeper.
January 15th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Dan Dickau says:
That was some good hometown clockwork by the scorekeeper.
January 15th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
I’m happy for the kid.
January 15th, 2010 at 11:09 am
brado says:
I love Mo Williams smirk of disbelief as he’s walking off the court. I may have interpreted that smirk wrong, but he had a look that showed goods sportsmanship. He recognized the significance of that shot for Gaines….and it you’re gonna lose that’s the way you wanna lose.
January 15th, 2010 at 11:25 am
netstar says:
this makes me feel great, especially after watching his call-up video a few days ago
January 15th, 2010 at 11:36 am
RonNation says:
Dan Dickau,
They were maybe 2/10 of a second late starting the clock, I don’t see a problem anywhere else..
January 15th, 2010 at 11:39 am
TIP says:
wow…I was watching till about 3 minutes left and the Jazz were up big…I’m talking like 10-12 points big. No reason the game should have come down to a buzzer-beater. I guess God already had it in the script for Sundiata last night.
January 15th, 2010 at 11:48 am
jryu says:
i went to college with the dude @ UGA and did a group project with him once..
good ball player but one of the QUIETEST people off the court you’ll ever meet.. awesome shot though.
go dawgs!
January 15th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Brown says:
@ Gerald
It’s not that I don’t like the green and yellow unis, just that they look exactly like the old Sonics uniforms.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Big Mike says:
A couple of thoughts from last night Jazz-Cavs game:
1) Mike Brown’s crush on Lebron is disgusting. They way he gushes over him as a coach is ridiculous. As soon as he limps, he is running out on the court before the trainers. They will never win the Chip with him as coach.
2) While Parker and big Z were busy bricking free throws, where was The King. If you’re the best player in the league/team, you have to be the one shooting the free throws, not taking the ball out. Bron played great but great players close games and he didn’t. Shaq might as well been put in the game to shoot free throws. Kobe/Wade would never be inbounding the ball, just saying. The King gotta close not Parker or Big Z.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Coop says:
I’m sure it’s been said before for Reggie Miller might be the worst commentator ever. As soon as he starts talking I want to punch him in the neck.
I like what I think Mo Will was thinking.
January 15th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
s.bucketz says:
if reggie sayin you got nerves of steel…thas pretty serious
January 15th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Chaos says:
The Jazz def found a replacement for Maynor (even though me and maynor went to the same school), gaines is actually playin well….
by the way did any one see that huge back step that lebron took with out taking a dribble off a rebound and not get called for a walk?
January 15th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Dan Dickau says:
Ya know why Mo’s smilin? Cause the Cavs are number 1 in the east and Utah’s clinging to an 8 seed which they’ll probably end up losing to OKC or NOH. That’s why Mo’s smilin. But, hey, congrats on the one win over the Cavs in 3 years.
January 15th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
RonNation says:
Sorry the Jazz have never tanked a fuckin season to get a player…………..
Trashy organization imo
January 15th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
fallinup says:
Play of the season, no doubt. Not even 10 days into the league, and you hit a shot like that. On a basketball stand point… gotta be the play of the season.
January 15th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
40 cal bouncemag.com says:
You guys haven’t seen nothing from Yatta yet, we been talking about him on bouncemag.com since the summer! If he get some good minutes you in for a good show!
January 15th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
bfears says:
great game. great moment for yadda. he deserves it.
January 15th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Mo says:
I’ll bet Anthony Parker’s sister would’ve blocked that sh*t. LMAO! Great shot though. The way Deron Williams was playing prior to re-injuring that wrist, if he wouldn’t have gotten hurt the Jazz surely would’ve lost that game. The Jazz’s defense and everything steps up when Williams is out. I’m anxious to see Sundiata on the road against the Nuggets and the Spurs in 2 of their next 3 games.
January 15th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Mo says:
That was one of the best game endings so far this season. I root for WC teams to lose though whenever they’re playing EC teams.
January 15th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
sh!tfaced says:
Damn. Down two and a ten day contract player makes a three, a THREE. Even Reggie Miller was impressed. And that says a lot.
January 15th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
flipisatrip says:
SEC represent. Gaines led GA on that great run thru the SEC tourney a few years back to make the dance. He’s a gamer for sure.
January 15th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
BeEqual says:
I’m in SLC so this was big to me, Jazz fan through and through. As I watch the video I notice two things besides the shot, first Jerry Sloan exploding off the bench with his fists in the air, and second, the fact that Reggie can still get so excited over a game winning 3 after the numerous times he did it himself. Tells me he’s a pretty humble dude. All in all, a great moment for the Jazz this year, and maybe even for the NBA.
January 15th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
Jackson says:
boozer and ronnie brewers reactions are the best. I never thought d-will getting hurt would be a good thing. I was at my buddies house when this happened and his basement exploded.