elliott caught the inbounds pass near the sideline. he stayed on his toes while turning to shoot a three-pointer, careful not to set his heels down out of bounds which would have caused a turnover. with rasheed wallace running at him trying to block the shot, elliott arched the ball over wallace's outstretched hand and into the basket with nine seconds left to give the spurs an 86–85 lead. portland failed to score in the remaining time, and the spurs, who had trailed for the entire game prior to elliott's basket, celebrated on the court.