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\n\nThe Shot was a basketball play that occurred during a 1989 playoff game between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It took place on May 7, 1989, at Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio, during the deciding Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round series between the Bulls and Cavaliers.[1] With the best-of-five series tied at two games apiece and the Cavaliers leading the game by one point with three seconds left, Bulls player Michael Jordan received an inbound pass and made a buzzer-beater shot to give the Bulls a 101\u2013100 win and clinch a series victory. The play capped off a final minute in which there were six lead changes. Jordan finished the game with 44 points. The Shot is considered to be one of his greatest clutch moments, and the game itself is regarded as a classic.[1]\n
This series was a rematch of the previous season's Eastern Conference First Round series, which the Bulls won 3\u20132. However, in 1989, Cleveland swept all six regular-season games against Chicago, including a 90\u201384 victory in the final regular-season game in which they rested their four best players (Ron Harper, Mark Price, Brad Daugherty and Larry Nance). The Cavaliers were the third seed in the Eastern Conference and the Bulls were the sixth seed; this was a reversal of the previous year's playoff seeding, in which the Bulls were the third seed and the Cavaliers the sixth seed. Cleveland had a 57\u201325 regular season record, tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the second-best record in the league behind the Detroit Pistons. Chicago's regular season record that year was 47\u201335 which, although it placed them fifth in their division, was good enough for the sixth playoff seed in the conference. Given both these factors, the Bulls' playoff victory was considered a major upset. In retrospect, The Shot symbolized the beginning of the ascent of the Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. It was the first of many game-winning shots that Jordan made in his playoff career; on Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals, Jordan made another series-winning buzzer-beater on the same end of the court in the same building, to give the Bulls their fourth playoff series win over the Cavaliers, this series being a four-game sweep.\n
Michael Jordan made a jump shot with 6 seconds left to give the Bulls a 99\u201398 lead. After Cleveland called a timeout, Craig Ehlo inbounded the ball to Larry Nance, who gave the ball back to Ehlo, who scored on a driving layup to give Cleveland a 100\u201399 lead with 3 seconds left. Chicago then called timeout. Jordan was double-teamed by Ehlo and Nance on the inbounds. Jordan first moved to his right, pushing Nance away, then cut left to get open and receive the inbound pass from Brad Sellers. Drifting to his left, Jordan made a jump shot at the foul line hanging in the air over the defending Ehlo who leaped to block the shot as time expired, giving the Bulls a 101\u2013100 victory.[3]\n
The lasting image of the moment is Jordan's wild, emphatic celebration: a leap into the air and multiple fist pumps as Ehlo fell to the ground in despair a short distance away. This scene has become part of many fans' recollection of The Shot, but it was not shown to viewers of the televised game (which was broadcast on CBS with Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown as well as sideline reporter James Brown calling the action). CBS never aired this replay during the game telecast, nor was Jordan's celebration caught by the sideline pressbox camera used for most game action. Instead, fans saw the celebration of Bulls head coach Doug Collins, who ran around Bulls assistant coach Phil Jackson and into the arms of his team.\n
Jordan's leap was recreated for the 2006 television commercial \"Second Generation\".[4]\n
This was the first buzzer beater to occur in a winner-take-all playoff game. A game-winning shot like this would not happen again until 2019, when the Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard scored a Game 7 shot which bounced off the rim four times before falling.\n
Jim Durham: The inbounds pass comes in to Jordan. Here's Michael at the foul line, the shot on Ehlo... (overlapping Kerr) GOOD! Bulls win! Johnny Kerr: GOOD! THE BULLS WIN IT! THEY WIN IT! Durham: They upset the Cleveland Cavaliers! Michael Jordan hits it at the foul line! 101\u2013100! 20,273 in stunned silence here in the Coliseum. Michael Jordan with 44 points in a game hit the shot over Craig Ehlo. What tremendous heroics we have had in Game 5. From both teams, what a spectacular series this has been. In my days in the NBA, 16 years, this is the greatest series I've ever seen!
Dick Stockton: Sellers has Jordan. Jordan with 2 seconds to go, puts it up and scores! At the buzzer! Michael Jordan has won it for Chicago! Michael Jordan hit the basket at the buzzer as a disconsolate Lenny Wilkens leaves the floor. And for the second time today, the visiting team has won a deciding game in an opening round series. And the Chicago Bulls will move on to play the New York Knicks in a best-of-7.
Joe Tait: He looks. He looks. He gets to Jordan. Jordan to the circle, puts the shot in the air, GOOD! The game's over! And the Bulls have won. Jordan beat 'em at the buzzer with a jump shot in the circle and Chicago has knocked off the Cavs 101\u2013100.
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\n\nThe Shot was a basketball play that occurred during a 1989 playoff game between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It took place on May 7, 1989, at Richfield Coliseum in Richfield Township, Ohio, during the deciding Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round series between the Bulls and Cavaliers.[1] With the best-of-five series tied at two games apiece and the Cavaliers leading the game by one point with three seconds left, Bulls player Michael Jordan received an inbound pass and made a buzzer-beater shot to give the Bulls a 101\u2013100 win and clinch a series victory. The play capped off a final minute in which there were six lead changes. Jordan finished the game with 44 points. The Shot is considered to be one of his greatest clutch moments, and the game itself is regarded as a classic.[1]\n
This series was a rematch of the previous season's Eastern Conference First Round series, which the Bulls won 3\u20132. However, in 1989, Cleveland swept all six regular-season games against Chicago, including a 90\u201384 victory in the final regular-season game in which they rested their four best players (Ron Harper, Mark Price, Brad Daugherty and Larry Nance). The Cavaliers were the third seed in the Eastern Conference and the Bulls were the sixth seed; this was a reversal of the previous year's playoff seeding, in which the Bulls were the third seed and the Cavaliers the sixth seed. Cleveland had a 57\u201325 regular season record, tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the second-best record in the league behind the Detroit Pistons. Chicago's regular season record that year was 47\u201335 which, although it placed them fifth in their division, was good enough for the sixth playoff seed in the conference. Given both these factors, the Bulls' playoff victory was considered a major upset. In retrospect, The Shot symbolized the beginning of the ascent of the Jordan-led Chicago Bulls. It was the first of many game-winning shots that Jordan made in his playoff career; on Game 4 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Semifinals, Jordan made another series-winning buzzer-beater on the same end of the court in the same building, to give the Bulls their fourth playoff series win over the Cavaliers, this series being a four-game sweep.\n
Michael Jordan made a jump shot with 6 seconds left to give the Bulls a 99\u201398 lead. After Cleveland called a timeout, Craig Ehlo inbounded the ball to Larry Nance, who gave the ball back to Ehlo, who scored on a driving layup to give Cleveland a 100\u201399 lead with 3 seconds left. Chicago then called timeout. Jordan was double-teamed by Ehlo and Nance on the inbounds. Jordan first moved to his right, pushing Nance away, then cut left to get open and receive the inbound pass from Brad Sellers. Drifting to his left, Jordan made a jump shot at the foul line hanging in the air over the defending Ehlo who leaped to block the shot as time expired, giving the Bulls a 101\u2013100 victory.[3]\n
The lasting image of the moment is Jordan's wild, emphatic celebration: a leap into the air and multiple fist pumps as Ehlo fell to the ground in despair a short distance away. This scene has become part of many fans' recollection of The Shot, but it was not shown to viewers of the televised game (which was broadcast on CBS with Dick Stockton and Hubie Brown as well as sideline reporter James Brown calling the action). CBS never aired this replay during the game telecast, nor was Jordan's celebration caught by the sideline pressbox camera used for most game action. Instead, fans saw the celebration of Bulls head coach Doug Collins, who ran around Bulls assistant coach Phil Jackson and into the arms of his team.\n
Jordan's leap was recreated for the 2006 television commercial \"Second Generation\".[4]\n
This was the first buzzer beater to occur in a winner-take-all playoff game. A game-winning shot like this would not happen again until 2019, when the Toronto Raptors' Kawhi Leonard scored a Game 7 shot which bounced off the rim four times before falling.\n
Jim Durham: The inbounds pass comes in to Jordan. Here's Michael at the foul line, the shot on Ehlo... (overlapping Kerr) GOOD! Bulls win! Johnny Kerr: GOOD! THE BULLS WIN IT! THEY WIN IT! Durham: They upset the Cleveland Cavaliers! Michael Jordan hits it at the foul line! 101\u2013100! 20,273 in stunned silence here in the Coliseum. Michael Jordan with 44 points in a game hit the shot over Craig Ehlo. What tremendous heroics we have had in Game 5. From both teams, what a spectacular series this has been. In my days in the NBA, 16 years, this is the greatest series I've ever seen!
Dick Stockton: Sellers has Jordan. Jordan with 2 seconds to go, puts it up and scores! At the buzzer! Michael Jordan has won it for Chicago! Michael Jordan hit the basket at the buzzer as a disconsolate Lenny Wilkens leaves the floor. And for the second time today, the visiting team has won a deciding game in an opening round series. And the Chicago Bulls will move on to play the New York Knicks in a best-of-7.
Joe Tait: He looks. He looks. He gets to Jordan. Jordan to the circle, puts the shot in the air, GOOD! The game's over! And the Bulls have won. Jordan beat 'em at the buzzer with a jump shot in the circle and Chicago has knocked off the Cavs 101\u2013100.
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+ "page_snippet": "Former prep basketball phenom and NBA player Darius Miles made a lot of money playing basketball and saw it all go away quickly.Louis, Illinois back in 2000, Darius Miles had it all. He had signed to play college ball for Mike Jarvis at St. John\u2019s. He also had the opportunity to jump right to the NBA because of his rare athletic skills. Basketball life was good for Miles. He had the chance to use the game to get out from the drug-infested neighborhood and build a life of his own, whether it be at the college or professional level. Darius Miles\u2019 low ACT score prohibited him from playing at the NCAA level and he declared for the NBA draft of 2000. As a high school basketball player in East St. Louis, Illinois back in 2000, Darius Miles had it all. He had signed to play college ball for Mike Jarvis at St. John\u2019s. He also had the opportunity to jump right to the NBA because of his rare athletic skills. Basketball life was good for Miles. Darius Miles\u2019 low ACT score prohibited him from playing at the NCAA level and he declared for the NBA draft of 2000. Miles said the decision to turn pro had nothing to do with his low score. He was going that route anyway. \u201cHe simply stated that knowing what he knows now (about where he might go in the NBA Draft), even if he did have an ACT score that was high enough, he would be entering the draft,\u201d said Rick Lewis, assistant coach at East St. \u201cHe simply stated that knowing what he knows now (about where he might go in the NBA Draft), even if he did have an ACT score that was high enough, he would be entering the draft,\u201d said Rick Lewis, assistant coach at East St. Louis High, back in 2000.",
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As a high school basketball player in East St. Louis, Illinois back in 2000, Darius Miles had it all. He had signed to play college ball for Mike Jarvis at St. John\u2019s. He also had the opportunity to jump right to the NBA because of his rare athletic skills. Basketball life was good for Miles. He had the chance to use the game to get out from the drug-infested neighborhood and build a life of his own, whether it be at the college or professional level.
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Darius Miles\u2019 low ACT score prohibited him from playing at the NCAA level and he declared for the NBA draft of 2000. Miles said the decision to turn pro had nothing to do with his low score. He was going that route anyway.
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\u201cHe simply stated that knowing what he knows now (about where he might go in the NBA Draft), even if he did have an ACT score that was high enough, he would be entering the draft,\u201d said Rick Lewis, assistant coach at East St. Louis High, back in 2000.
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Miles, a 6-foot-9 small forward, was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the third overall pick in the draft. At the time, that was the highest a prep player had been drafted. He was voted to the All-NBA Rookie Team in 2001.
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Miles went on to play seven seasons in the NBA for four different teams. He averaged 10.1 points per game throughout his career. His career numbers were mediocre at best, but disappointing overall for someone who was selected third overall.
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Darius Miles made $62 million playing in the NBA
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Darius Miles\u2019 first contract with the Los Angeles Clippers averaged roughly $3 million per year. By the time he was with the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 and 2010 seasons, he was making $9 million per season.
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After two seasons with the Clippers, Miles was traded along with Harold Jamison to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Andre Miller and Bryant Stith on July 30, 2002. Miles collected more than $7 in those two seasons with the Cavs.
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In January of 2004, Miles was traded once again. He was shipped to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jeff McInnis and Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje. It was in Portland where he made the most of his money despite missing both of the 2007 and 2008 seasons because of a knee injury.
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Miles struggled with his sudden wealth
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In an article written by Miles in The Players\u2019 Tribune in 2018, Miles admitted that life in the NBA, especially for an 18-year-old, was too much too handle. He said it was a culture shock going from his drug-infested neighborhood to the bright lights of LA.
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\u201cWhen you pop out the womb in East St. Louis, it\u2019s guns, drugs and danger, from start to finish,\u201d Miles writes. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not saying that to brag or nothing. It\u2019s just what it is. It\u2019s the murder capital.\u201d
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Miles wrote that when he came into such a large sum of money, he figured it would last him a lifetime.
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\u201cWhen you\u2019re young, you think the money is gonna last forever,\u201d Miles writes. \u201cI don\u2019t care how street smart you are, or who you got in your corner, when you go from not having anything to making millions of dollars at 18, 19 years old, you\u2019re not going to be prepared for it.\u201d
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In his article, Miles said it was bad business deals that led to his financial downfall. \u201cListen, it takes a long time to go broke buying Ferraris,\u201d Miles wrote. \u201cWhat makes you go broke are shady business deals. They\u2019ll make the money disappear quick.\u201d
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The article didn\u2019t get into great detail about specific deals gone bad, but he\u00a0reportedly lost\u00a0more than $100,000 in one 2008 California real estate deal that he noted when he filed for bankruptcy protection three years ago.
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Miles also noted that personal issues exacerbated his financial problems, including suffering from depression for several years following his mother\u2019s death from cancer in 2013. After declaring bankruptcy, Miles was forced to auction off many of his belongings in order to raise money to pay off his debts in 2016.\u00a0
Mike Thomas spent 23 years on staff and 16 years as the sports editor at The Herald News in Fall River, Mass., before joining Sportscasting in 2020. Mike has a deep knowledge of and passion for the NFL and NBA, and he excels at interviewing sports celebrities to find out their Super Bowl picks.
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+ "page_snippet": "Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981) is a former American professional basketball player. The 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 235 lb (107 kg) forward was selected directly out of high school by the Los Angeles Clippers with the third overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft.On April 19, 2005, he scored a career-high 47 points in a loss against the Denver Nuggets, which equaled the eighth-highest single-game output in franchise history up to that point. Late in the 2005\u20132006 season, Miles severely injured his right knee. Five days later, on April 15, 2006, he played in his 40th and last game of the season. He missed the entire 2006\u201307 and 2007\u201308 NBA seasons due to microfracture surgery to repair his injury. Louis Lincoln High School and East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, Illinois. Before declaring to enter the 2000 NBA draft, Miles had signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team, alongside fellow top recruit Omar Cook. Miles entered the 2000 NBA draft and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the third overall pick, at the time the highest a player had been drafted directly from high school. His debut game was played on October 31, 2000 in a 94 - 107 loss to the Utah Jazz where he recorded 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. When Cheeks left the room to see Blazers' general manager John Nash, Miles ran behind him shouting, \"That's right, run to your daddy.\" On April 19, 2005, he scored a career-high 47 points in a loss against the Denver Nuggets, which equaled the eighth-highest single-game output in franchise history up to that point.",
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Miles' playing career nearly came to an end when he was released by the Portland Trail Blazers in April 2008 after two years away from the court following microfracture surgery on his right knee. He returned to action during the 2008\u201309 season as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies.\n
Miles entered the 2000 NBA draft and was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the third overall pick, at the time the highest a player had been drafted directly from high school. His debut game was played on October 31, 2000 in a 94 - 107 loss to the Utah Jazz where he recorded 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.[1]\n
For the next two seasons Miles, Quentin Richardson, Corey Maggette, Lamar Odom and Elton Brand entertained fans with their exciting, high flying style of play. He played his first two seasons with the Clippers, earning an NBA All-Rookie Team first team honor in 2001. In those years Miles, Richardson, and others helped the Clippers improve their performance from 15 wins in 99-00, to 31 wins in 00-01 to finally 39 wins in 01-02. In the 2001\u201302 season, the Clippers appeared to be on the verge of their first playoff appearance since 1997; however, they were only able to win three of the last 12 games of the season, ultimately finishing five games out of the playoffs.\n
During the 2004\u201305 season, Miles made headlines after a confrontation with then-coach Maurice Cheeks in which Miles reportedly insulted Cheeks with racial slurs[2] and remarked he \"did not care if the team were to lose the next 20 games\" since Cheeks was \"going to be fired anyway\". According to ESPN's Chad Ford and other accounts, after Cheeks asked Miles to leave, Miles' response was \"Make me.\" When Cheeks left the room to see Blazers' general manager John Nash, Miles ran behind him shouting, \"That's right, run to your daddy.\"[3]\nOn April 19, 2005, he scored a career-high 47 points in a loss against the Denver Nuggets, which equaled the eighth-highest single-game output in franchise history up to that point.[4]\n
Late in the 2005\u20132006 season, Miles severely injured his right knee. Five days later, on April 15, 2006, he played in his 40th and last game of the season.[5] He missed the entire 2006\u201307 and 2007\u201308 NBA seasons due to microfracture surgery to repair his injury.[6]\n
In an effort to shed Miles's $18 million contract,[7] the Portland Trail Blazers petitioned the NBA and the NBA Players Association in March 2008 to provide an independent doctor to decide whether Miles could play again.[8] The examination determined that Miles' knee injury was severe enough to be career-ending, prompting the Blazers to request waivers for his release on April 14, 2008.[6] However, Miles had the option to sign on with another team if offered a contract, potentially reverting the $18 million savings the Blazers hoped to gain if Miles played in 10 games in 2008.[9]\n
Complicating matters was a 10-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy levied by the NBA, which Miles was required to serve before he could play for any NBA team.[7]\n
On August 22, 2008, the Celtics signed Miles to a non-guaranteed contract offering him a chance to earn a roster spot at training camp.[10] Though he worked out twice with the team and impressed with his health and attitude,[11] he was waived on October 20, before the regular season started.[12]\n
On December 13, 2008, Miles signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[13] After sitting out his ten-game suspension, Miles made his season debut with the team on January 4, 2009, playing the last 1:46 in a 102\u201382 win against the Dallas Mavericks.[14] On January 7, after collecting only two rebounds and two blocks in nine minutes over two games, Miles was waived.[15] On January 9, following a controversy over his re-signing, the Grizzlies signed Miles to a 10-day contract. The next game, against the Cavaliers on January 14, Miles played 14 minutes and exhibited some of the quickness and leaping ability he once possessed. He recorded 13 points on 4 of 6 shooting and making 5 of 7 free throws in a 102\u201387 loss.[16] On January 30, 2009, the Grizzlies signed Miles for the rest of the 2008\u201309 season.[17]\n
On July 9, 2009, the Grizzlies renounced their rights on Miles in order to save cap room.\n
Under NBA rules, if a team is granted salary-cap relief for a career-ending injury to a player who thereafter participates in at least ten games the next season, the salary cap relief is terminated, and the amount is added back to the team's salary cap ceiling.\n
On January 8, 2009, after Miles played six pre-season games with the Celtics and two before being released from a non-guaranteed contract by the Grizzlies, the Portland Trail Blazers threatened to sue any of the other 29 NBA teams that picked up Miles and played him specifically to adversely impact their salary cap and tax positions.[18] In response, the NBA Players Association threatened to file a grievance against the Trail Blazers.[19] After a directive from the NBA Commissioner's office the next day declaring that any team could sign Miles and the League would approve the contract, the Memphis Grizzlies re-signed Miles on January 10, 2009 to a 10-day non-guaranteed contract. Miles then played the two games necessary to trigger re-addition of the $18 million to Portland's cap amount. Miles then re-signed two more 10-day contracts with the Grizzlies before being signed for the rest of the 2008\u201309 season on January 30, 2009.\n
Miles' final NBA game was played on April 13, 2009, in a 110 - 119 loss to the Phoenix Suns in which he recorded two points, two rebounds and an assist in six and one-half minutes of playing time.\n
Miles had a role in The Perfect Score (2004), as a high school basketball star who needs to achieve a qualifying SAT score to attend St. John's University, closely paralleling his real-life situation coming out of high school. He also appeared in National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), along with then-Clipper teammates Michael Olowokandi and Quentin Richardson. He also appeared in a documentary titled The Youngest Guns (2004), which detailed Miles' and Richardson's first few years in the NBA.[20]\n
On August 3, 2011, Miles was arrested in Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for carrying a loaded gun.[21]\nAfter making nearly $62 million in his NBA career, Miles filed for bankruptcy on September 18, 2016.[22] In October 2018, Miles addressed mental health issues that he had battled after his career in a Player's Tribune article.[23]\nSince February 2019 he has co-hosted The Knuckleheads podcast with Quentin Richardson associated with The Players' Tribune. On the podcast, Miles and Richardson interview former and current professional basketball players from the perspective of ex-NBA players.[24]\n
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