Pascal Siakam has a pretty good basketball resume: Champion; Eastern Conference Final MVP; Two-time All-NBA; Most Improved Player. But he’s also been on the court for some historic, and pretty rare moments.

Other than legendary clutch dagger wielder Robert Horry, it’s hard to come up with a player who has been on the floor for as many massive shots as Siakam over his time in the league.

When Tyrese Haliburton’s long two-pointer fell in Game 1 Thursday just ahead of the buzzer, giving Indiana its first lead of the game and the win, it was an all-time experience for just about everyone. Just not Siakam.

After all, he had an on-court view for an even bigger shot six years ago, one of the biggest in NBA history.

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