GIF: Andrea Bargnani takes an incredibly ill-advised three-pointer
New York Knicks forward Andrea Bargnani takes a lot of criticism; some of it fairly, and some of it unfairly.
It is fair to criticize this.
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With 14 seconds left in overtime and the Knicks leading by two, Bargnani attempted a three-pointer instead of simply holding onto the ball and allowing the Bucks to foul him en route to a win.
To make matters worse for the Knicks, the Bucks used the possession they gained from Bargnani's gaffe to tie the game and send it into a second overtime.
Here's how the Knicks bench reacted:
Knicks bench reacts to Bargnani taking a shot while NYK are up 2 and shot clock is off... pic.twitter.com/FbPYuGWvyo
— Basketball Forever (@Bballforeverfb) December 19, 2013
Sure, the Knicks eventually won the game 107-101 in the second overtime, but that doesn't mean it wasn't an ill-advised play by the oft-criticized power forward.
After the game, Bargnani admitted that it was not his finest hour.
“It was a bad decision,” he said to reporters after the game. “It was a mistake. Good thing we won the game.”