Watch the Craziest NBA Playoff Buzzer Beater That Blew Up Twitter Last Night

 

The Eastern Conference semifinals matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers was so evenly matched that it wasn’t decided until a seventh-game, last-second fadeaway corner jump shot that bounced around the rim and finally fell, giving the Raptors their first-ever spot in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The final shot, made by Raptor star Kawhi Leonard over an outstretched Joel Embiid, put an enormous exclamation mark on what was as riveting series as one could hope to watch. See it for yourself here via NBA Twitter:

Understandably, Twitter BLEW UP after that dramatic shot. To wit:

And super classy Tweet by the Sixers:

 

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