After the timeout, Spurs guard Mario Elie inbounded the ball past a diving Augmon to forward Sean Elliott.

He stayed on his toes while turning to shoot a three-pointer, careful not to set his heels down out of bounds which would have caused a turnover.

[1] Portland failed to score in the remaining time, and the Spurs, who had trailed for the entire game prior to Elliott's basket, celebrated on the court.

Portland would appear in the Western Conference Finals the following year, but would run into another team keen on building a legacy in the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers would beat them in seven games, and Portland did not win another playoff series again until 2014 and did not make another appearance in the Conference Finals until 2019.