12 May, 2019

Kawhi Leonard (squatting, center) of the Toronto Raptors watches his game-winning buzzer-beater shot go into the net, while playing against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2019 National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs, at the Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

A buzzer-beater is a successful shot made just as the buzzer sounds to indicate the end of a game, or period in a game. Leonard’s ball hit the rim as the final buzzer sounded, and bounced around four times before dropping through the net. This was the first Game 7 game-winning buzzer-beater shot in NBA history. Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers had at this point each won three games of the seven-game series. After eliminating the 76ers, Toronto Raptors went on to be the first team based outside the USA to win the NBA finals.