{"id":772231,"date":"2018-05-31T09:14:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T13:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=772231"},"modified":"2022-09-21T21:52:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T02:52:31","slug":"nike-air-vis-zoom-uptempo-throwback-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-air-vis-zoom-uptempo-throwback-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike Air Vis Zoom Uptempo \/\/ Throwback Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spur of the Moment.<\/p>\n

19 years ago, today, the Memorial Day Miracle at The Alamodome took place. Welcome to today’s Snkrs Day\u2019 Throwback Thursday sneaker retrospective which pays tribute to one of the most iconic and memorable NBA game-winning shots ever made on Memorial Day: Sean Elliott’s shot against the TrailBlazers in Game 2 of the 1999 Western Conference Finals and the sneaker worn during that memorable moment: the 1999 Nike Air Vis Zoom Uptempo.<\/p>\n

The Blazers led the game in its final seconds by 2 free throws by guard Damon Stoudamire aka Mighty Mouse. The Spurs called a timeout to advance the ball to midcourt. Mario Elie made the inbounds pass to Elliott. What happened next was nothing short of miraculous. Elliott caught the ball just inside the sideline while fading back. Blazers guard Stacey “Plastic Man” Augmon nearly stole the inbounds pass. Luckily, the ball somehow made its way into Elliott’s hands.<\/p>\n

Like Reggie Miller had done so many times before, Sean knew he needed a 3 ball for the lead. Yet, despite the brevity of the situation with the shot clock expiring, he had the presence of mind to remain on his toes as he shot the ball to avoid stepping out of bounds.<\/p>\n

Rasheed Wallace lunged outwards towards Sean as he rose up in his beautiful shooting form, to try and block or at least alter the shot.<\/p>\n

The catch.<\/p>\n

The shot.<\/p>\n

The release.<\/p>\n

Nothing but net.<\/p>\n