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I know Kidd and Vince did their thing, but I was used to that. It was one of the best duels that nobody ever saw. With remaining in the fourth, Carter drained a jumper off a pass from Kidd to give the New Jersey point guard career triple-double no.

PA announcer Gary Sussman acknowledged the feat to the crowd following a timeout with left. In the heat of battle, Nash patted Kidd on the head and the two had a brief exchange. Kidd: I think he did say something like that. Eagle: Game recognizes game. They had that legitimate relationship, and the mutual respect between them was obvious. That they could have that conversation during the game shows you how they can compartmentalize what they were doing.

A little less than two minutes later, Kidd threw a post entry pass to Mikki Moore. Nash came over to help double-team Moore down low, and stole the ball. The two got tangled up, and ended up chest-to-chest, with the 6-foot-3 Nash laughing at the 7-foot Moore.

They exchanged words, and had to be separated. Double technicals were handed out. As if Nash needed any more added motivation. The bear had been awoken. Eagle: Mikki was just an interesting dude. So we were always curious what happened with those snakes at his place. But despite his rough veneer, he was a likable guy and would smile a lot more than people thought. Jefferson: Mikki was a journeyman. When he joined our team he was everything we needed. He led the league in field goal percentage and had the best year of his career that year.

He was a joy to have him on our team. Anything that happened between those lines was purely out of competitiveness. Fast-forward to the final minute. Carter drove out of an isolation set and converted a layup to put the Nets up with Then, he hit a pair of free throws to give New Jersey a three-point lead after Bell missed a 3-pointer.

The Suns set up an after-timeout play, but Boris Diaw was fouled immediately by Carter following the inbound pass. Frank had been burned by not fouling with the Nets up three in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals three years before.

Chauncey Billups hit a miracle half-court shot at the end of regulation, and the game went into triple-overtime. Except Carter already had five fouls—unbeknown to no.

Write it. That was just a dumb decision. It was just damn stupid. That was just dumb coaching. I totally screwed the team.

That was horrible. Diaw drained the ensuing free throws, and Kidd did the same on the other end. Nets , Suns with 4. Diaw inbounded the ball. Nash came off a pindown from Kurt Thomas, caught the pass from the top of the key, and let an off-balance 3-pointer fly as Kidd valiantly attempted to contest the shot. Kidd: I think we all knew where the ball was going. Kurt set a great screen, and stars make plays late in games, and Steve made a play. Eagle: They let Nash take the shot, and everybody in the arena knew it was going in.

As great as he was, Steve probably had like an 18 percent chance of making that shot, and he did. It was more like We ran a similar play in Chicago that season where Leandro Barbosa hit the game-winning shot. It was great in the fact that: 1. We were allowed to be able to run the play. We were able to execute it perfectly. Steve hit the shot. But that was one of those nights where it all did. Bell: Coach used to go over late-game stuff, and that was a play we had been exposed to in practice.

We ran something similar—more like the shot LB hit in Chicago—the play before, and they fouled Boris on the catch. NBA 75 th Anniversary Team. Selected for being pioneers that have helped shape, define, and redefine the game. Team Steve Nash. Phoenix Suns. Dallas Mavericks. Things to Know Remarkably efficient offensive power Steve Nash is considered one of the best passers to ever grace the game after earning five single-season assist crowns and ranking fourth all-time on the NBA career assists list.

His playmaking served as a historic engine and the Hall of Fame point guard's teams ranked No. The son of a professional soccer player, Nash developed an early love for soccer and ice hockey before trying out basketball as a young teenager.