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Two days on from his heroic 'I Called Game' buzzer-beater, Paul Pierce tried to do it again!

The NBA Playoffs are getting serious.

IF YOU’VE EVEN got a passing interest in the NBA Playoffs, you’ll know that last weekend was the weekend of the buzzer-beater.

It started with this worldy by Derrick Rose on Friday night:

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And on Sunday, LeBron James showed that he wouldn’t be overshadowed as he levelled the Cleveland Cavaliers-Chicago Bulls series at two games apiece:

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Sandwiched in between them on Saturday night was this sensational winner by Paul Pierce of the Washington Wizards:

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Pierce made a magic moment even better in his post-game interview when he delivered the classic line “I Called Game”:

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It has already inspired t-shirts:

And some artsy, slo-mo black and white tributes:

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Pierce’s Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks met again on Monday night for Game 4, and Washington trailed by 104-101 with 9.5 seconds on the clock.

The stage was set for more heroics. Pierce had a wide-open look and all the time in the world to land the three-pointer that would have levelled the game but slightly overcooked his jumper and watched as it came back off the rim.

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In Monday night’s other game, Steph Curry scored 33 points as the Golden State Warriors levelled their series with the Memphis Grizzlies at 2-2.

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