Miami Heat: 10 best moments of Chris Bosh’s Heat career

3. An NBA Finals appearance by Big Shot Bosh

One of the most underappreciated game-winners in Heat history came to close one of Miami’s two victories in the 2011 NBA Finals.

And I sorta get it. It came with 39.6 seconds remaining, which is atypical for a shot defined as a game-winner. Plus, because Miami lost the series, everything that happened over the course of it got compartmentalized and forgotten. (I know I reject the memory’s very existence, at least.)

Had the Heat taken the series (in other words, had LeBron not…never mind), we would obviously remember the shot more fondly. Or, I don’t know, talk about it sometimes? Like, ever?

I mean, overall, it was a pretty sweet play. Wade and James ran a pick-and-roll, two defenders followed the former, who dished a pass to the latter at the top of the key. The superstar received the ball cleanly, drawing Tyson Chandler out away from the rim.

Dirk Nowitzki, whose job it was to defend the area Bosh was in (because if you remember, the Mavs ran that stupid, annoying zone for long stretches in that series), got sealed inside by a Udonis Haslem pick.

Bosh caught the ball and, from a spot that was usually reserved for the guy who sprung him open with a screen, nailed the midrange jumper.

Game 3 was Miami’s.

Unfortunately, the series would not be. Oh well, we can’t fault Bosh (or Wade) for that.