Never mind all the spot-up jumpers that fell through or how many crucial baskets he made with the Bulls.

If it needed a crucial basket, Williams always seemed to make the shot.

Charles Barkley had 35 points and 14 rebounds and made two crucial baskets early in overtime before he was ejected for his second technical with 2:17 left.

But when the Lakers have needed crucial baskets during this year's playoffs, Worthy has been almost unstoppable.

Higgins and Gilliam combined for 17 points, most of them crucial baskets in the second half.

Price penetrated and passed to open teammates whenever Cleveland needed a crucial basket.

Telfair had been fairly quiet offensively in the first three quarters, scoring only 9 points, but he had two crucial baskets in the fourth quarter.

Team captain Junthy Valenzuela kept the Giants at bay when they were making a run in the final minutes, scoring 2 crucial baskets.

He and Allan Houston scored the game's most crucial baskets.

Ewing, playing for the first time since injuring his groin two weeks ago, scored the game's two most crucial baskets.