Handles · Playoff plays · #27

The UTEP two-step

Hardaway chained a between-the-legs dribble into his instant crossover and burst beyond the first line of defense.

#27 · Handles · Playoff plays

The UTEP two-step

1991 · Fourth quarter

Tim Hardaway · Los Angeles Lakers

1991 · Fourth quarter

Tim Hardaway

Against Los Angeles Lakers

The stakes

Western semifinals Game 2

The move gave later generations a blueprint. Iverson, Crawford, Paul, Curry and Irving all expanded a vocabulary Hardaway helped bring into NBA arenas.

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1991 Western Conference Semifinals

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Lakers vs Warriors

1991 Western Conference Semifinals Game 2 · May 8, 1991

Run TMC tried to even its series against the Lakers in a one-possession shootout at the Forum.

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