Manu Ginobili is widely considered to be one of the clutchiest players in the history of the San Antonio Spurs, but his reputation has mainly arisen by his numerous momentum-shifting, series changing and sometimes championship clinching shots, blocks, or steals.
Here though, are 9 out of the 11 game-winners of his NBA and international career (FIELD GOALS ONLY) in chronological order:
1. August 15, 2004: Argentina 83 - Serbia 82 (buzzer beater, floater over Igor Rakočević)
2. February 21, 2008: Spurs 100 - Timberwolves 99 (jumper over Randy Foye and Greg Buckner w/ 6.2 secs)
3. April 19, 2008: Spurs 117 - Suns 115 (PO, 2OT, layup over Raja Bell w/ 1.8 secs)
4. December 15, 2010: Spurs 92 - Bucks 90 (buzzer beater, jumper over Luc Mbah a Moute)
5. December 16, 2010: Spurs 113 - Nuggets 112 (circus shot over JR Smith and Arron Afflalo w/ 4.2 secs)
6. May 6, 2013: Spurs 129 - Warriors 127 (PO, 2OT, 3-pointer w/ 1.2 secs)
7. January 7, 2014: Spurs 110 - Grizzlies 108 (OT, go ahead reverse layup w/ 3.6 secs in 4th quarter, layup past Ed Davis w/ 1.8 secs in OT)
8. December 8, 2017: Spurs 105 - Celtics 102 (3-pointer over Al Horford w/ 5 secs)
9. December 16, 2017: Spurs 98 - Mavericks 96 (layup past Wesley Matthews w/ 3.1 secs)
Eventual GW field goals -
10. October 31, 2007: Spurs 104 - Grizzlies 101 (layup w/ 32.4 secs) Grizzlies intentionally fouled Manu, but he went perfect from the line until the end of the game.
11. December 31, 2014: Spurs 95 - Pelicans 93 (layup w/24 secs) Pelicans intentionally fouled Duncan w/ 1 sec to go.
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