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How many feet away was Suggs' game-winner?

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I know he didn't cross the half line very much before he took his shot at the horn!


What an incredible finish to a breathtaking game!


Gonzaga and Baylor will be hard-pressed to beat this one in the Title Game!
 
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Upon looking at video of his shot:

Seemed longer than 30 to me, too. He barely got across the half line, which is 46 feet away. And he was standing between the back edge and the middle of the painting for the opening tipoff. More like 40 feet I would say.
 
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Everybody knows you're an expert with numbers so it has to be. But I am going to say 35 feet as he was farther than 6 feet past it. Could have made it from 40 feet considering he over shot it and it banked in. Sometimes staying undefeated means you got to be lucky and that was certainly lucky.
 
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WVUALLEN said:
Everybody knows you're an expert with numbers so it has to be. But I am going to say 35 feet as he was farther than 6 feet past it. Could have made it from 40 feet considering he over shot it and it banked in. Sometimes staying undefeated means you got to be lucky and that was certainly lucky.
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LUCKY? HELL, YES! ANY SHOT FROM THAT DISTANCE INVOLVES LUCK. BUT PLAYER AFTER PLAYER IN THAT SITUATION HAS FLUNG AN AIR BALL IN DESPERATION. IT WAS A CLASSIC SHOT. LET'S NOT DISS IT!
 
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Suggs' 40-footer for Gonzaga give me flashbacks of Jerry West's 60-footer at the buzzer in the NBA Finals so I looked it up.


Jerry West 60 foot buzzer beater for Lakes against Knicks in 1970 Finals

This Date in NBA History: Jerry West forces overtime with 60-foot buzzer-beater vs. New York Knicks in 1970 Finals & more
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On April 29th in 1970, in the closing second of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Jerry West knocked down a buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that forced overtime with both teams tied at 102-102.
West's shot was in response to Dave DeBusschere's short jumper that gave the Knicks a two-point lead with three seconds left.
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Eventually, the visitors outscored the Lakers 9-6 in the extra session to clinch the game 111-108 and subsequently the series in seven games. This Finals series was West's seventh loss in the Finals, since he was drafted in 1960.
Despite all those losses, West was known for his ability to make clutch game-saving or game-winning buckets. The nickname "Mr. Clutch" given to him by then Lakers announcer Chick Hearn in his early years, stuck for the rest of the career.
One of the earliest "clutch" shots from his career was in just his second season - in the 1962 Finals.
A couple of years after this 60-foot shot, West also knocked down a game-winner in the 1972 All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
 
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