Vince Carter couldn’t sink his buzzer beater in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in 2001 against the Philadelphia 76ers as coach Lenny Wilkins watches the ball bounce off the rim.
RICHARD LAUTENS / TORONTO STAR file photo
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