The strongest three-pointer in NBA history is Ray Allen s three-pointer, which is blocked by blood

June 12, June 19, 2013, the air at the American Airlines Arena in Miami seemed to solidify. In the last 5.2 seconds of the sixth game of the finals, the Spurs led 94-92. The championship trophy was wrapped by the staff in dustproof cloth. The reporter on the sidelines prepared the title of "Duncan's Five Championships". At this moment, a yellow lightning flashed through the baseline - Ray Allen received a pass from Bosh when his body was almost out of balance, retreated to the right bottom corner, and shot the greatest three-pointer in NBA history against Parker's block. The ball broke the San Antonio's dream of winning the championship, and the score of 95-95 dragged the game into overtime, and the Heat finally reversed and won the championship. This is called "the shooting that saved James' career" and completely rewrites the fate of four legendary superstars.

**1, 0.3 seconds of eternity: Life and death speed in technical details**

From 0.3 seconds from receiving the ball to shooting, Ray Allen completed the most sophisticated tactical cooperation in modern basketball history. ESPN sports science analysis shows that when he retreats, his right foot is only 2 cm away from the sideline, and his left heel is perfectly parallel to the three-point line; the jump height is 15 cm lower than the regular shot in exchange for a time advantage of 0.1 second; the wrist force angle reaches a textbook 55 degrees, ensuring that the basketball shoots at the highest point. This picture was made into a 3D model and is still hanging in the training center of the NBA headquarters. Spurs assistant coach Messina later revealed: "We have repeatedly simulated all possibilities, but this negative angle leaning back three-pointer exceeds the database. "

**2. Butterfly effect: The turning point of the fate of the Big Four**

The dull sound of Duncan hitting the wall in the locker room became the most cruel footnote of this three-pointer. The fifth championship that was originally within reach would allow him to surpass Magic Johnson and directly compete with Jordan's six-title achievement. If the Heat Big Three losers, James will face the ridicule of "Six Assassin Kings". The severe fluid accumulation in Wade's knee may prompt the team to disintegrate early. According to the NBA official data team, this goal directly caused the Spurs' market value to evaporate by US$120 million, while the Heat will receive US$470 million in commercial returns in the next two years. Popovich admitted in the documentary: "That ball made us realize that the God of Basketball sometimes prefers mechanical repetition training. "

**3, 9,000 replicas: The paranoia behind the greatness**

Ray Allen's daily training is as precise as a Swiss watch. During the supersonics, he required the caddie to hit a specific mark on the floor every time he passed; while playing for the Celtics, he practiced catching the ball and turning to shoot alone at three in the morning. ESPN once filmed a training video of him hitting 105 consecutive bottom corner threes, and this paranoia eventually blossomed in the 2013 finals. Interestingly, Heat Video analysts found that Allen's bottom corner three-point shooting percentage was actually the lowest in his career at 38.7%, but at a critical moment, he made 6 of 7 shots in the area, confirming the metaphysics of "Big Heart Shooter".

**4. Time and space dialogue: The intergenerational inheritance of three-point aesthetics**

When Curry scored the logo shot in the 2022 finals, commentator Mark Jackson blurted out: "This reminds me of Lei's Allen's moment. " Two three-point aesthetics complete the dialogue here: Curry's three-point is an epoch-making space revolution, while Allen's is the ultimate form of a traditional shooter. At the NBA's 75th anniversary celebration, the official edited these two shots into a closed loop of "three-point evolution history". Current Warriors coach Cole (a witness of the Spurs) commented: "Stephen changed the definition of three-pointers, but Ray proved that classicism at critical moments will never be outdated. "

**5. Number immortality: the beauty of mathematics in basketball **

MIT Sports Laboratory used an algorithm to restore this shot: considering factors such as humidity, ball pressure, Parker interference at that time, the theoretical hit rate should be 21.4%. But the fine adjustment of Aron's muscle memory has increased the actual effect to 43%. This data was later written into the basketball dynamics paper, proving that the self-correction ability of the human nervous system far exceeds AI estimates. In the "critical moment database" of NBA teams, this ball is still analytical sample No.1, and its three-dimensional coordinates are accurate to the millimeter level, becoming a digital bible for cultivating young shooters.

When the ribbon of the award ceremony fell, this three-pointer had surpassed the scope of sports and became an excellent metaphor for the impermanence of fate. It proves that in the basketball world, 0.3 seconds is enough to reconstruct history - Duncan's dynasty puzzle will always be missing a corner, but the diamonds on James' crown are even more brilliant. As Ray Allen wrote in his autobiography: "That was just an ordinary goal in my career 3229 three-pointers, but the charm of basketball is that it will break free from the constraints of the statistics table in some moments and become the common memory totem of millions of people. "