Diana Taurasi

With the entire crowd on its feet in anticipation, it’s only a matter of time before Diana Taurasi does something magical. With the game tied late in the fourth and a championship on the line, the Phoenix Mercury legend goes to work, motoring toward the basket with her right hand despite a Chicago Sky defender attached to her hip. Taurasi still wins the battle, absorbing contact and converting an off-balance runner while falling away toward the baseline. The three-point play with less than 15 seconds to play gave the Mercury a lead it would not relinquish, and Taurasi’s otherworldly performance — 24 points, three rebounds, five assists and four triples — earned her the third title of her storied career in the 87-82 victory on September 12, 2014.

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