[Just as a preface, LeBron James is not human.]
For those of you who haven't been following the NBA playoffs this year, you have missed out on some of the most exciting games and moments in NBA playoff history. Saturday night added to the legend with what may be the most thrilling moment of the playoffs as LeBron James hit a 23 foot 3-point shot with 1 second left in regulation and his team down by 2 points. The shot was incredibly difficult, not only given its distance and the time constraint, but also because Orlando forward Hedo Turkoglu - who hit the go ahead bucket on the previous possession - was in his face.
Moments like these are why I will always love sports. The impossible can happen. Just look at all the stunned, defeated faces in the crowd before LeBron made the biggest shot of his career. Immediately after he hit that shot the crowd erupted with a deafening roar of jubilation. Sports can transport us to higher emotional heights than is otherwise possible. That is what happened on Saturday night. Anyone watching that game could not help but feel a rush of excitement, regardless of his/her interest in the Cavs or Magic.
Simply amazing.
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