Jerry West

Mr. Clutch receives the inbound pass from Wilt Chamberlain with three seconds remaining and no timeouts, trailing Dave DeBusschere’s go-ahead jumper by two points. The 14-time All-Star dribbles ahead and releases from beyond midcourt, the arc tracing a perfect rainbow that finds its target as the buzzer sounds. The two-point basket forces overtime in a 111-108 Knicks victory, though had the three-point line existed, West’s prayer would have won the game outright and potentially altered Finals history. The Logo demonstrates why his lightning-quick release and relentless drive to succeed made him the league’s original definition of clutch. In 54 minutes of Finals basketball, he scored 34 points and 15 assists.

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