After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his potential game-winner blocked, Durant collected the miss. Tied at 115 points with two seconds left, he tried to call a timeout. Multiple times. Except, the Rockets didn't have any timeouts left.

NBA fans who watched Tuesday’s nationally televised game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder would be forgiven if they flashed back to Chris Webber’s notorious attempt to call a timeout he didn’t have during a critical sequence of the 1993 NCAA Men’s Tournament championship game.

The future Hall of Famer also fouled Gilgeous-Alexander with 2.3 seconds left in double-overtime, and the reigning MVP hit the ensuing two free throws to give the Thunder the lead for good. This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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