The Final Minutes Of A Basketball Game Analysis

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The Final Minutes Of A Basketball Game What would someone do in the final minutes of a basketball game? This is relevant because this happened to me last year against Reese. The game was a hard fought battle from the beginning to end. I got put in the game with two minutes left and my team was down by five. I had to guard the best player on Reese. That was a hard thing to do. With one second left, something amazing happened. It was the last game of the season and my team needed a win to make the playoffs. We were against Reese at our school gym. This would be a good test for us. While I was warming up, the gym felt like an earthquake with the fans jumping up and down. After warming up are coach talked to us and said, “This game means

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