The first half of Monday's matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors certainly didn't disappoint, particularly if you're a fan of offense. The Cavs went into halftime with a 64-57 lead, but it was the play right before the break that had the entire crowd buzzing.
With seconds remaining the half, Dwyane Wade stole a Kevin Durant pass intended for Klay Thompson and sped down the court, trying to score before the buzzer sounded. Durant was back on defense and it looked for a second like the 6-foot-6, 35-year-old Wade was going to try to dunk on the 6-foot-11 Durant who averages over two blocks per game.
At first it looked like Wade lost the ball as he went up, but it turns out it was actually a picture-perfect lob to a trailing Jeff Green, who finished the play with authority to end the half.
Oh my goodness.@DwyaneWade sets up @UncleJeffGreen for the JAM.#CavsWarriors pic.twitter.com/BdN0YqMq8o
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 16, 2018
As expected, Twitter went insane. There was just one small problem, though: Many Twitterers out there thought that it was LeBron James, not Jeff Green, who finished the lob.
Wade to LeBron in transition for the ally-oop. Looking like 2012 out here
— Nick Collins (@Nick_Collins14) January 16, 2018
WADE ✈️ LEBRON! 🔨 pic.twitter.com/Epyg5kOmVv
— CAVS BRASIL 🇧🇷 (@cavs_br) January 16, 2018
Dynamic Duo still dynamic - Wade happy to toss it behind his head for the massive alley oop slam by LeBron. #NBA #Cavs pic.twitter.com/AKwUvoB77j
— LopaMills (@LopaMills) January 16, 2018
That Wade to LeBron oop got me right in the feels.
— Stephen Foote (@Stephen_Foote_) January 16, 2018
Hey, you can't blame them. Things happened really quickly and we're all used to seeing the Wade-LeBron connection from their days in Miami. But still, you have to feel for Jeff Green, a player labeled as an underachiever for his entire career who can't even get credit for an awesome play from his own fan base.