Shots · Signature moves · Playoff plays · #32

The skyhook

Kareem caught on the right block, turned his left shoulder toward the defense and released the hook from his fully extended right arm.

#32 · Shots · Signature moves

The skyhook

1974 · 3 seconds remaining in double overtime

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Boston Celtics

1974 · 3 seconds remaining in double overtime

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Against Boston Celtics

The stakes

NBA Finals Game 6

His body separated the defender from the ball while the release point rose beyond almost any contest. In double overtime, the game's most dependable move became a Finals-winning shot that forced Game 7.

NBA Finals
1974
Game6
MILWAUKEEBUCKS
BOSTONCELTICS
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MAY 10, 1974

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1974 NBA Finals Game 6 · May 10, 1974

Milwaukee and Boston played a double-overtime elimination game in one of the decade's defining Finals.

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