My first question was what's up with those Utah Jazz uniforms? Green and yellow, just looked strange for the Jazz.
On to the actual game and Cleveland led most of the way but thanks to the Jazz reserves they made a charge in the 4th and took the lead. Then King James took over and put Cleveland back in front and it looked like they would get the win. Thanks to a few missed free-throws down the stretch, Utah found themselves with possession and down by 2 with just seconds remaining. The play that was drawn up broke down and the ball got kicked out to Sundiata Gaines on the wing who knocked down a triple over Anthony Parker to give his side the win on the buzzer.
The great story here is that Gaines has just been brought up from the D League and was on the second 10 day contract. Like Aussie Patty Mills, he had been playing for the Idaho Stampede and normally wouldn't have seen court-time but injuries to stars Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko meant that Jerry Sloan had to go deep in to his bench.
Gaines helped spark the Utah rally in the 4th quarter and found himself the unlikely hero when the final play broke down. It was great to see how happy and excited his new team-mates were for him. Sure, they were happy to win the game but you could see the joy they had for the young kid.
This was just his 5th game for the Jazz and he had his first team practice the day before. It just goes to show you that you need to be ready to step up when called upon.
The game winning shot
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