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10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Cleveland Cavaliers

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Brad Sullivan

11 years ago

6. Ehlo Goes from Hero to Zero

What would have been a dramatic moment in Cavaliers history quickly turned into a nightmare that still resonates 26 years later. That moment would have recalled the heroics of Cavs guard Craig Ehlo, who had scored 15 points with a badly sprained ankle during the fourth quarter of Game 5 of the team’s first round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls.

Ehlo hit a trio of three pointers, including one with 52 seconds left that gave Cleveland a 98-97 lead. Then, after connecting on a driving layup with three seconds left to again give the team a lead at 100-99, all the Cavaliers had to do was keep the Bulls from scoring.

Instead, Michael Jordan connected on his buzzer-beating shot, a highlight that’s seemingly on an endless loop come playoff time. Clearly visible during “The Shot is Ehlo” trying to prevent Jordan from establishing a building block to his legacy—and coming up inches short.

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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.