I was at my grandparents' house when this game was playing. I was 9 years old, starting to become a Spurs fan, because I wanna be just like my grandfather. As we watch, he was worried. But when we saw that miracle shot he jumped off the couch and picked me up despite his age. After that game we drank Coca Cola and he would tell me stories about the beginning of the Spurs, the time of the George Gervin era.
If you want to pick out one shot that started the Spur Dynasty, this is it. I can't tell you how many times I've watched this clip. The loudness of the fans on this one play is the loudest I've ever heard. Of course they won the title that year and another four times since. But I keep going back to watch where it all really began.
Terence Vrieze what I remember most is this: I said to myself that the spurs never ever get miracle plays to work for them and that needs to change. then he hit the shot
+Terence Vrieze That was a hell of a shot! I'm not a Spurs fan but that doesn't keep me from appreciating such a moment. I watched that game live and it was such an emotional one too. The voice.."into Sean Elliot...he fires a three...and hits it! brings back memories on what it feels like to love the game of basketball.
+Terence Vrieze I agree. That's what I always tell people. Sean Elliott turned the Spurs around. I was at this game, and the Spurs trailed the whole time. I don't know if anyone who was there remembers this. During the time-out, they showed a clip of Rocky when Adrianne tells Rocky, "There's one thing I want you to do. WIN." When time-out was over, you could still hear the Rocky song playing in the background. Then Sean Elliott hit that 3...Oh Momma!
@@aquafina2u the crazy thing is this is when he was really sick and needed a kidney transplant. That is why he became my favorite player of all time. I actually became a spurs fan and a basketball fan that year. I remember I was visiting Texas near San Antonio and basketball was on and I started watching and I watched them sweep every team to get to the finals and I fell in love with the game and this team!!!
As a Blazer fan, you just marvel at the Spurs. Such a classy, well run organization. What a joy it must be to be a Spurs fan. Not only do they win, but they do it with likable guys. How do you hate TD, Parker, Manu, or even Elliot? You can't. They're too nice. #muchrespect
God rest her soul, my grandma said after that shot "the spurs dynasty has just begun" I looked at her and said, "granny I love the spurs too but this isn't even the finals yet" after they won she told me to stfu lol
I was so happy for David Robinson.. All the heartbreaking losses where erased that day... That was the day a small franchise began to build a dynasty. So beautiful!
Heckled all game long. I told them the Spurs will come back to win this game. Even when they were down by 18 pts. After the win I was yelling and screaming for 10 minutes afterwards. This was the shot that made ALL Spurs fans believe that GREAT times were ahead ! 5 Rings ! Awesome!!
I'm not really even a Spurs fan, but that's the best clutch shot I've ever seen. If Elliott lets his heels touch the floor, he's out of bounds. But he regained his balance, tip-toed and drained that 3 over Rasheed Wallace who's 6'11". And the crowd goes fucking nuts. Awesome!! Then as he's running back down court, he's telling the inbounder, Mario Elie, "I told you! I told you!!" as if he knew he was gonna hit it. I STILL get chills watching this clip and I've seen it at least a hundred times(no exaggeration).
I went to this game when I was a teenager. It was so loud after he hit that shot that you couldn't hear anything. It was even louder after the buzzer. I remember some ppl flipping tables in the hallway on the way out. Everyone was excited. We never had a team like that one before at the time
I remember everyone in the last row of the dome pounding on the walls! This was the best game I ever attended...very loud after the shot. LOVE MY SPURS!
Hell yes. That moment when we recover the ball on the last possession was like a volcano eruption. That was the moment all the fans and I believe even the team realized that we were for real and we could take it all.
Hey remember Spurs fans, before the series began Damon Stoudamire before he joined the Blazers said that Avery Johnson and Spurs will never win a NBA Championship. He refused to retract his statements before the series but in the end the Blazers would never win a championship with Stoudamire as the PG which includes the meltdown next year in GM 7 against the Lakers.
I was at Fiesta Texas with my parents. I remember stopping at one of the prize games and the guy working it wasn't even working it. He had what I believe was WOAI on the radio which was doing the broadcast. I remember hearing that he was about to step out of bounds and then BAM drains the 3. Everyone jumped for joy and were giving each other high fives. What a great day. Go Spurs Go!
Just watched Secret Base's new Rewinder episode of The Memorial Day Miracle and it was so worth it. It's crazy how this shot caused a butterfly effect for the Spurs to go from obscure NBA franchise with minimal playoff success to champions and then a dynasty. Truly amazing shot and I can't believe Sean Elliott shot that on his tippy toes behind the arc. It sort of reminds me of Ray Allen's shot in Game 6 how he was able to back up behind the 3 point line and just get inside the arc without looking down. Crazy shot and the rest is history 🏆
Also: the amazing thing about this was that Sean Elliott was deathly ill when he did this. His kidneys were barely working. Met Sean not long after this, and he was such a kind person. He talked to my 12 year old son for at least 5 minutes, even though he had things to do.
The quality is beautiful! Thank you! I was driving back to McAllen and listening to this on the radio. Cars were weaving and nearly crashing all over 281 when Elliott made this basket. We were getting out of cars and jumping, dancing, hugging people. It was absolutely incredible.
Even if he was a lieutenant for David Robinson, or Tim Duncan, Sean Eliott was a great player, one of my favourites at this time. He was handsome, smart in his play, tough in defence, accurate in his shot, so a real beautiful player.
3:01 - 3:14 That line gives me chills every time. Basically sums up how the Spurs struggled to get over the hump before Duncan arrived. And at that moment they had.
I was down at a bar on the river walk and every bar had their doors open and tuned to the same channel. All the bars were packed and when he hit that shot that whole area just exploded it was so loud.
This is when I became a Spurs fan and more importantly a Sean Elliott fan. He’s my favorite of all time and then to find out he was sick made me admire him even more.
Kerr, Elliot, Ellie, Duncan, and Robinson, wow, what a set of player's to have on the floor at a moment like this. This was back when the Spurs were their most amazing during their era..
It's 2024, and 25 years ago on this very Memorial Day, Mr. Sean Elliott sparked a glorious and miraculous win that began the Spurs' dynasty erasing all of the heartbreaking losses Mr. Robinson and company endured many seasons before. Despite it being a shortened season due to the lock-out, it was a well-deserved win against the tough Blazers and continued playoff run setting things up for the first ABA team to win a championship. Go Spurs Go!!
One of the greatest days in San Antonio history! I still get goosebumps watching this clip. Man, just being here in SA, experiencing this, was incredible! There was a certain feeling, energy throughout the whole city that we'll probably never experience again. I'm glad I was able to. I'll never forget how the city felt
I just saw the HOF 60days of Summer special with Sean..and he said there, that he couldn`t even remember Wallace flying at him. He just saw the basket and made the shot! I always amazes me how players can be in such a zone that they hardly notice anything around them..
@@sportsguy86ify IMO I don't see why. This shot broke the back of Portland. They collapsed after this morale crushing loss. This series is much tougher if Portland wins.
Was having one of the worst days I'd ever had in my life that day up until that point. But its also the day Sean Elliot not only became my favorite Spur ever, but one of my heroes
My husband and I were at his parents house for a Memorial Day family dinner. He and his brothers were out of the room, my sister-in-law and I were watching the game, holding hands and yelling at the TV. My S-I-L was worried, but I had a feeling and kept saying "It's not over yet." When Sean hit this shot, we jumped and screamed and hugged, and our husbands came running in to see what was wrong. Best single Spurs moment ever. GO SPURS GO!!!
Sean Elliott got off balance when he got the pass . A defender was in front of him and he was afraid to step on the line behind him, but he made it. And it was the game and the playoffs that depended on this shot. I remember that game well. Sean's shot later translated to a champioship win.
Most memorable sports play I have ever seen. I actually think of this moment when life gets tough or the odds are against me. Thank you Sean Elliot and also AJ for signing my $5 bill at Northstar mall. Without the Spurs and David Robinson I would not be where I am today. I know I'm not the only kid that cried I to their pillow clutching a "go Spurs go" sign Everytime they lost the playoffs. We all knew when he made this shot that it was going to happen. Thank you San Antonio!
I fell in love with basketball watching Sean Elliot at Arizona. I chose basketball over my other sports. It never happened in school because of height and strength but I balled on the playground and at pickup games. Should have followed Kenny Lofton and kept playing baseball. lol! That Arizona team was the best ever! I met his brother at a small “party” where that years mascot was hosting. Great guy and family and I can see why he donated his kidney to his bro. Great memories!
From someone who was 10 when this moment happened, this has to be considered the greatest post-season moment in team history. Simply for the fact that before the championships, the parades, and the big 3, that shot began something that even the most die-hard fan couldn't fathom.
being a hardcore spurs fan. I remembered this game as Sean Elliot told Mario Ellie pointing with the finger I got one more three left in me as I was 18 or 19 years younger as I've became a spurs fan when they was losing in 1991-1992 NBA season when tark the shark was coach as I moved from San Jose California to Tracy California that year during this playoffs series!!!!
I was at this game. If anyone remembers the video playing on the jumbo-tron during the commercial break, it was a clip from Rocky II. The clip where Rocky is talking to Adrianne on the hospital bed and she says, there’s one thing I want you to do for me, Win, and then the fight music plays out and that scene pumped up the crowd while “Get Loud” was strobing just after that movie scene. It got the crowd crazy pumped. And Then Sean busted that 3 and nearly tumbled down to the next row from all my jumping. Good times!!
I remember watching this when I was a kid. I grew up in New England, but the Spurs were my second favorite, especially because of Sean and David Robinson. But, the Blazers and Kings were two of the best two teams in that era to not win; this was truly a miracle.
I was there. Sean Elliott shot the ball directly towards me as I sat in the 300 level. What an amazing feeling that shot sent throughout the Alamodome.
I was in the dome that day, it was the most incredible sound i have ever heard in my life. It was like the entire city was being exorcised. We were a playoff punchline in those times, we never could finish the deal and when we were down 18, it felt like one more collapse. Until Sean bailed us out and began our dynasty. GO SPURS GO
I love how Rasheed Wallace has fallen victim to the Spurs not just once but twice. Once at this moment and the other in Game 5 in the 2005 NBA Finals with Robert Horry’s three pointer
If I remember the story, Pop drew up the plan for Robinson to shoot the ball but after the time-out Sean told Elie "Just give me the ball, I will make it." That's why after he made it, you can see Sean point to Elie and say "I TOLD YOU!"
there will never be another team spurs team like....David Robinson SeanElliot Avery Johnson Rod Strickland Terry Cummings..My Dream Team....Timothy Don jr ..San Antonio Texas.
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Scored some unexpected tickets during Sunday soccer game(free) ... the Dome was LOUD!!! almost passed out (loud, hot, excitement, adrenaline) Best game ever attended!
He change the course of history for the Arizona Wildcats, and then he did the same thing for the spurs. That shot changed the historical trajectory for San Antonio. Plus, it broke the spirit the trailblazers and shattered the illusion that they were invincible. Ice in his veins on the court and such a classy person off of it!
Adam Martinez Yeah. Alamodome is actually a football stadium that the Spurs used to play in. They just closed part of it off to "turn it into" a basketball arena.
My sister-in-law and I were watching the game at our husbands' parent's house, holding hands and chanting GO SPURS GO! I swear we yelled as loud as anyone in the Dome when Sean Elliot hit that 3-pointer; our husbands came running to see what had happened. The whole city knew that nothing was going to stop our Spurs that year.
