Does anyone remember this game(2003)?

[anxietyreigns]

My first Hawks game in person was Wizards @ Hawks in April 2003.

Hawks had JT and Shareef.

Zards had MJ.

It was a weird game. Jordan didn't do much until the 4th when he led a comeback that tied the game late. He actually missed what would've been the game winner, Hawks got the rebound and called a TO w/ 0.8 left(I think it was .8, I know was less than 1 second). That is when it got weird. I saw something I have never seen in a basketball game.

With the game tied at 0.8 and the Hawks in bounding from half court, the following happened:

The in bounds pass was lobbed toward the goal but no one caught the lob and the ball hit the floor near the basket on the weak side, then took a high bounce(so clock still hasn't started). Shareef Abdur-Rahim ran over and quickly gathered the ball, turned, and fired all in one motion. The description in the link I provided says it was a 17-footer. Anyway, as I remember, the ball hit 3 different places on the goal(rim, top of backboard, rim again) then into the basket for the buzzer-beating win.

It was so bizarre to see 0.8 last what seemed like 5 or 6 seconds. The reaction from the bipartisan crowd was something like "WTF just happened?".

Here is a link to the box score that I found plus a play-by-play run down of the 4th quarter.

If anyone can find a video of the last play, I would love to see it again.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=230403001&period=4

[Admin]

Found a GIF of it. Huge file so takes a bit to load.

 

[coachx]

I was at the 1st game Jordan played in Atlanta with the Wizards. I didn't remember Reff hitting the buzzer beater until you mentioned it. He was a Baller. It's a shame we could not put a better team around him. Ratliff was too hurt, Big Dog was prematurely too old, and JT was too young.

Edited July 4, 2014 by coachx

[anxietyreigns]

Okay, now I see in the recap section that it was actually 0.6 seconds left on the inbound.

Also it only mentions 2 bounces off the goal before going in - rim then top of backboard.

Recap doesn't specifically confirm whether or not the pass bounced first before being gathered by Shareef.

I'm foggy because I've never seen a replay and it was 11 years ago.

I can confirm that it was the most bizarre ending I've ever seen to a basketball game.

[anxietyreigns]

Nice GIF!!

It actually did graze the rim on the way down. Good, I'm not a total moron lol.

[drzachary]

Hm, I should be in that gif.  I need to find a higher rez version!   At the time, I sat in row B, very close to center court behind the Hawks players side.      That game was also fun for me because I got a little too tipsy, heckled Jordan, and a ref (forget who it was, not one of the 'big name' refs) told me to sit down.

 

I think about that game alllll the time.  The home crowd also booed Reef during his FTs, and after the game Reef said something about "well I hope they got their money's worth."  Very weird, fun, kind of sad game.

[anxietyreigns]

I was sitting up high, almost directly behind the basket where Shareef hit the GW.

[DrReality]

A blast from the past.............nice distraction from the insanity of FA.  Who was the coach.

[drzachary]

By the way, JaJuan, that is probably the best first Hawks game anyone could see.   It's still my favorite game!

[drzachary]

A blast from the past.............nice distraction from the insanity of FA.  Who was the coach.

 It looks like that was the season Kruger was replaced, so Stotts?

[anxietyreigns]

I believe it was Stotts.

[anxietyreigns]

By the way, JaJuan, that is probably the best first Hawks game anyone could see.   It's still my favorite game!

I worked with a guy here in Knoxville, he wanted to see MJ in person, so we drove down on a wimb.

I was for the Hawks obviously, and he just basically wanted to see a Bulls Jordan performance.

I saw Hawks/Pistons with the Pistons coming off their championship year. Pistons won in OT after Gugliotta had tied the game with a 3 at end of regulation(I think that's how it went).

Also saw Hawks/Sixers in 04 or 05 I think(these 3 games sort of run together in my mind). Iverson didn't even make the trip and he was most of the reason we drove down. I think the Iverson-less Sixers actually beat us that night. Eric F'n Snow took the game over.

[anxietyreigns]

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=250314001&period=4

I was right on the Hawks/Pistons game. Gugliotta hit a 3 to send it to OT.

Pistons won 114-108.

It was 2005.

I'm looking up that Sixers game now...

[anxietyreigns]

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=240406001

And here it is!!

Hawks/Sixers April 2004

Eric Snow 18 points. No Iverson.

Korver 3 points for Philly.

[Guest]

My first Hawks game was the game that Nique was traded...#$@%€.....:-(

[Admin]

My first Hawks game was the game that Nique was traded...#$@%€.....:-(

 

So it's true that women are the root of all evil! 

[Guest]

My first Hawks game was the game that Nique was traded...#$@%€.....:-(

It's funny you mentioned this. Not a game situation or anything but I ordered a Nique jersey in Jan. of that year...it was supposed to arrive 2 weeks later. Well it kept getting delayed longer and longer and it took about 6 weeks and I finally got it. It was a red road Clippers #21Nique jersey. I was sad/angry/disappointed, every emotion. Long story short I have a red road Nique Clipps jersey :-(

[Plainview1981]

My first Hawks game in person was Wizards @ Hawks in April 2003.

Hawks had JT and Shareef.

Zards had MJ.

It was a weird game. Jordan didn't do much until the 4th when he led a comeback that tied the game late. He actually missed what would've been the game winner, Hawks got the rebound and called a TO w/ 0.8 left(I think it was .8, I know was less than 1 second). That is when it got weird. I saw something I have never seen in a basketball game.

With the game tied at 0.8 and the Hawks in bounding from half court, the following happened:

The in bounds pass was lobbed toward the goal but no one caught the lob and the ball hit the floor near the basket on the weak side, then took a high bounce(so clock still hasn't started). Shareef Abdur-Rahim ran over and quickly gathered the ball, turned, and fired all in one motion. The description in the link I provided says it was a 17-footer. Anyway, as I remember, the ball hit 3 different places on the goal(rim, top of backboard, rim again) then into the basket for the buzzer-beating win.

It was so bizarre to see 0.8 last what seemed like 5 or 6 seconds. The reaction from the bipartisan crowd was something like "WTF just happened?".

Here is a link to the box score that I found plus a play-by-play run down of the 4th quarter.

If anyone can find a video of the last play, I would love to see it again.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playbyplay?gameId=230403001&period=4

I vaguely remember it.

I think a lot of the crowd was rooting against the Hawks that night . But I do remember the game winner.

[f_town]

saw that Jordan game...good one

 

my first Hawks game i was actually rooting for my hero Patrick Ewing lol...his final season

 

of course the Hawks managed to win in OT lol

 

 

Go Hawks!

[lethalweapon3]

Was at the game and remembered the boos vividly (MJ fans). One of my first games where I finally "got it" regarding ATL fans.

 

~lw3