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Unconventional Nelson back in Big D
By Marc Stein
Special to ESPN.com
As he prepares to slide back into his padded, custom-made hot seat on the
Dallas Mavericks bench, Don Nelson wants to reassure everyone that he s the
same Nellie as before.
Nelson s ways are unconventional, but they are working this year.
Unlike anyone else in his profession, to this day.
Not that we need him to tell us. It has been evident all season in Big D,
even before Nelson conquered The Big C, more by the manner in which he
reacted to prostate cancer than those quirky lineups and unorthodox
ORLANDO - Since the 1996-97 season, only three NBA players in their rookie campaign have made two or more last-second game-winning shots. One of them is the Orlando Magic’s Cole Anthony, who most recently drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with one-tenth of a second left against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at Amway Center.
The other two players who accomplished this in their first year in the NBA, per Stathead, were Tyreke Evans in 2009-10 and Trae Young in 2018-19. Each of their game winners, however, were two-point shots, meaning Anthony is the only rookie since 1996-97 to make a pair of game-winning threes with under a second remaining.
ORLANDO - Where should Cole Anthony’s game-winning 3-pointer from Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves rank among the greatest, most memorable, and most improbable clutch shots in Orlando Magic history? First off, it’s up for interpretation what “greatest,” “most memorable,” and "most improbable” each mean.