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San Antonio Spurs center Boris Diaw (33) shoots over Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) as forward Luol Deng watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

The last shot doesn’t matter in basketball

By Bob Kreider | February 11, 2013

It seems like every time I turn on the TV or the radio I’m inevitably doomed to somebody bringing up the discussion of who will take the last shot at the end of an NBA game. I know it’s hard to resist, but why must everyone automatically argue that...