Young Jazz Fan Called Bojan Bogdanovic’s Buzzer-Beater In Win Over Rockets
Feb 10, 2020, 1:09 AM | Updated: 1:15 am
Bojan Bogdanovic #44 of the Utah Jazz walks to the locker room after making the game winning basket to defeat the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on February 09, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A young Jazz fan called Bojan Bogdanovic’s buzzer-beating three-point shot to lift Utah to victory over the Houston Rockets.
The Jazz defeated the Rockets 114-113 on a Bogdanovic triple at the buzzer at the Toyota Center on Sunday, February 9.
According to Jim Olson, president of the Utah Jazz and Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment, a young Jazz fan named Will, called Bogdanovic’s buzzer-beater in Houston before the Jazz forward buried the shot.
I love our fans. So much passion. How about 11 year old Will calling the shot. #utahjazz pic.twitter.com/TjFM0lZaae
— Jim Olson (@jolson) February 10, 2020
“First of all, I wasn’t supposed to be on the court on the last play with the way I was playing. The coaching staff believes in me and gave me the opportunity to shoot the game-winning shot,” Bogdanovic told Utah Jazz sideline reporter Kristen Kenney after his game-winner. “I know that I am able to hit those shots and at the end of the game, it’s very important for us.”
Bogdanovic connected on the shot from behind the arc over two Houston defenders despite struggling for much of the game.
more angles you say? pic.twitter.com/52ppHW6d8r
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) February 10, 2020
He finished the night with 8 points on 2-7 field goals and 2-5 from distance. Bogdanovic added 2 rebounds and 4 assists in 32 minutes of play.
Buzzer-Beating Bojan Bogdanovic
Bogdanovic’s game-winning three-pointer wasn’t his first. Previously, the Jazz forward gave Utah a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on a shot as time expired on November 8, 2019.
According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Bogdanovic is the only NBA player with multiple game-winning shots at the buzzer this season.
The complete list of NBA players to hit multiple buzzer-beating game-winners this season:
Bojan Bogdanovic
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) February 10, 2020
Up Next
The Jazz travel for the second game of a back-to-back to play against the Dallas Mavericks.
Utah and Dallas are scheduled to tip-off on Monday, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. (MDT).
