Memphis Grizzlies

This meaningless 3-pointer is the worst gambling bad beat of the NBA season

Published Apr. 7, 2017 11:47 p.m. ET

Andrew Lynch

The lesson on this last-second heave by the Memphis Grizzlies' Wade Baldwin IV from Friday night: Never gamble.

With the Grizzlies leading the New York Knicks by 10 with the clock ticking toward all-zeroes, Baldwin chucked up a seemingly meaningless 3-pointer that somehow found the bottom of the net:

https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/850543435236777984

The only problem? Memphis was a 12.5-point favorite in the game, so that 3 pushed the final margin to 13 points — and a Grizzlies cover.

https://twitter.com/TailgateHeisman/status/850536447409094656

No matter the margin, there's always someone hanging on the final shot.