Ranking the NBA’s Best Buzzer-Beaters This Year

April 13th, 2013 by Paul Knepper Leave a reply »
The buzzer-beater is an abrupt and often spectacular ending to intense competition. It has the power to rouse a crowd of thousands into a state of ecstasy and bring a roster of professional athletes to their knees.

Buzzer-beaters are appreciated and remembered based in part upon the difficulty of the shot. A contested, fadeaway jumper from 30 feet is more remarkable than an open layup. The amount of time a player has to release a shot is also significant.

Game-winning buzzer-beaters are generally more exciting than shots that merely tie a game. Overtime ups the ante for last-second shots, as does a game with playoff implications.

Sometimes a buzzer-beater takes on added meaning within the context of particular game. Game-winners that cap off a comeback are often the most dramatic, and those that extend a winning streak, are part of a historic individual performance or secure a win against a rival are particularly meaningful.

Here are the top-10 buzzer-beaters in the NBA this season.

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