LAST SHOT PRAYER
It was Saturday and sunny morning at Saugatuck elementary school. My basketball team was playing duke. Our coach got us to lay up lines as we do before every game of the season right handed lay ups then left handed lay-ups. Next our coach gave us the starting lineup. Point guard Jake, Shooting guard Sam, small forward Tyler
It was a really close game at the end of the 1st quarter. The score was 11 to 10. We were wining by one point. It was another competitive quarter the score was 23 to 21. Duke was ahead at halftime. Coach Gabe Levitt gave us a good pep talk that got us motivated and pumped up for the third for the 3rd quarter.
We had a strong 16 point quarter draining every shot we took from lay-ups to 20 foot jumpers they had 13points.the score was 36 to 37.We were wining. We were exhausted on the bench from playing an amazing quarter. Coach Gabe said we had an amazing 3rd quarter but is not over till it’s over anything can happen so In that case we had to keep the lead. The clock started ticking again tick. They kept on making every shot they took. We were now losing by 2 points with 20 seconds left in the game. A player on Duke dribbled down the court with 10 seconds left and he CARRIED THE BASKETBALL!!! We got the ball back. We got down the court and Miles got fouled so we got 1 point automatically because if there is a shooting foul you get 1 point. Now we are down 1 point with 6.7 seconds left on the clock I took one last glance at the shot clock and then caught the inbound pass from Sam I dribble past one player circle the basket I hear people yelling shot I was so nervous as I turned around and throw up a fade away jumper, just like Dirk on the Dallas Mavericks, the crowd goes silent as the ball was so high and SWISH it went in!!! WE WIN WE WIN! YES YES!!!!!! When that happened I was thinking I was Dirk on the Dallas Mavericks who never misses.
A shot from lay-ups to 26 foot jumpers.
I was so happy my heart stopped beating I ran to the other side of the court, tears and sweat were dripping down my face I could not believe what just happened. My mom and dad said to me that they were extremely proud of me and my team my team was too.
After the game the referee said great shot best one season right Jake, yes totally the best shot of the season I replied as was walking back to my car. That was the best game I had ever played in my life my final stats were 9 for 17with a final of 21 points 11 rebounds and 7 assist by far the best game I have ever played. I will never forget that moment the first buzzer beater I have ever hit in my whole entire life. The motions that were going threw me was the best feeling of my life and the. Scariest feeling of my life.
That was the happiest moment of my life especially one that I will never ever forget and nether will my parents.
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