Lauri Markkanen

Good things happen to those who lay it all out on the line. Sometimes, apparently, instantaneously. After getting tied up with a defender at the top of the key, Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen is left spectating as a pass intended for him bounces errantly toward the sideline. Undeterred, Markkanen sprints to the rock, cradles it just in time with his toe inches from the out-of-bounds line, then heaves a Hail Mary, 50-foot overhead pass that lands directly in the hands of Kelly Olynyk under the hoop for two. Markkanen scored 29 points in the November 6, 2023 contest.