Shots · Signature moves · Playoff plays · #29

The bank shot

Duncan settled into the right mid-post, squared his shoulders and sent the ball softly toward the upper corner of the backboard.

#29 · Shots · Signature moves

The bank shot

2013 · Third quarter

Tim Duncan · Miami Heat

2013 · Third quarter

Tim Duncan

Against Miami Heat

The stakes

NBA Finals Game 1

Duncan treated the glass as geometry rather than decoration. From the right side, the bank widened his target and made the same compact motion useful over contests, late in the clock and deep into playoff games.

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Spurs vs Heat

2013 NBA Finals Game 1 · Jun 6, 2013

San Antonio and Miami opened the Finals with a taut game decided by execution in the final possessions.

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