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The Denver Nuggets had to wait before Aaron Gordon’s buzzer beating dunk was confirmed by replay. Here are some other endings that merited patience before jubilation.

Nikola Jokic is one of the best offensive players of all time. He had just hit an impossible short fadeaway to give the Denver Nuggets the lead over the Los Angeles Clippers mere seconds earlier.

Yet, after the Clippers tied the game on an Ivica Zubav tip-in, the best thing Jokic did on the next possession was miss so badly that his teammate had a chance to clean up his misfire. Aaron Gordon was in the perfect position for a putback dunk to secure the victory.

It’s the kind of moment athletes dream about all the time. A game-winning shot in a playoff game. It should have meant instant euphoria as the entire Nuggets roster sprinted on the floor.

But that’s not what happened. Gordon reacted happily, but then had to subdue himself somewhat, because the play went to replay and was close enough that it was plausible his shot would be ruled no good and the game would go to overtime. It’s true that they review every made shot close to the buzzer, but usually it can be decided quickly whether a shot was good or not. That wasn’t the case here.

AARON GORDON'S BUZZER-BEATING DUNK COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLOSER NUGGETS WIN GAME 4 t.co/JjOIW4urvf pic.twitter.com/Is6MFMRggs

Ultimately, the referees decided the basket was good and the Nuggets were able to celebrate after a long pause.

These are some of the weirdest moments in sports. The excitement of the moment is gone, but it’s still a game-winning situation. There is no appropriate reaction.

These moments don’t happen often, but there are examples of them in every sport. Here are a few other times two teams and fanbases held their collective breath for a game-ending ruling on a replay.

Pete Alonso’s Run That Wasn’t

Baseball has the most games that end on a replay decision because of how often it is utilized in the sport. There have been multiple close plays that ended with one team celebrating and the other arguing.

A recent one was last year between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets. The Cubs led 1-0 in the ninth inning while Pete Alonso tried to score on a fly ball with one out. He was ruled out initially, but the play was very close at home. Ultimately, the umpires said the call stood as called, which likely means it would have stood either way it was ruled.

After review, there is no blocking on the final play of the game, the call stands, and Pete Alonso is out.Mets lose 1-0 pic.twitter.com/Fk9NOJIk35

Isaiah Likely’s Unlikely Almost Touchdown

It was the first game of the 2024-25 NFL season. The Baltimore Ravens had one chance for the game-tying touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Lamar Jackson threw a missile to the back of the endzone and Isaiah Likely appeared to catch it. His teammates celebrated with him and John Harbaugh decided to go for two points and the win instead of the tie.

There was just one problem. Upon replay, it was clear that Likely was out of bounds by the thinnest of margins. The front of his toe hit the end line, meaning the pass was incomplete and the Chiefs held on for the win.

ISAIAH LIKELY'S FOOT WAS OUT OF BOUNDS THE CHIEFS WIN GAME 1.#Kickoff2024 pic.twitter.com/plMpYt9s5k

The Biggest Goal Nobody Saw

There has never been more confusion in a higher stakes moment in sports than when Patrick Kane scored the goal that clinched the Stanley Cup for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010.

The Blackhawks led the series three games to two over the Philadelphia Flyers and Game 6 was in overtime. Patrick Kane took a shot that got by Michael Leighton and went in the net but got stuck in the padding of the goal. Because of this, only Kane and nearby teammate Patrick Sharp seemed to see the puck go in the goal. Even the normally unflappable Doc Emrick was puzzled.

13 years ago today, Patrick Kane scored the OT winner in Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers to snap the #Blackhawks 49-year Stanley Cup drought!pic.twitter.com/Wv313m86MS

It was clear on replay that the puck went in and the Blackhawks and their fans got to celebrate a Stanley Cup victory that was years in the making. After more than 45 years of not winning a Stanley Cup, waiting out one more replay wasn’t too hard.

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