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I think there are a lot of people like myself, who are neither Spurs fans nor Knicks fans, but hoopers who actually played the game—who are disgusted by Fox’s end-game decision, because we know that at NO LEVEL of basketball is that decision ever taught, accepted, or tolerated.
Even if this was true, making that layup doesn't ice the game. Continuing to dribble, draining more clock and eventually getting fouled is far more valuable there than sneaking an early layup.
Bo Nix arguably has better stats than Patrick Mahomes since he entered the NFL:
Bo:
24-10 record
64.8% completion
54 TDs
23 INTs
8 4th quarter comebacks
10 game winning drives
Mahomes:
21-9 record
65.3%
48 TDs
22 INTs
6 4th quarter comebacks
8 game-winning drives