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19 years ago today: Stockton sinks Rockets, Jazz go to Finals

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May 29, 1997, is a big date in Utah Jazz history.

John Stockton's tie-breaking, buzzer-beating trey in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the Houston Rockets, sent the team to its first of two consecutive NBA Finals.

Some notable things going on in this clip: Then-NBC broadcaster Bill Walton's "uh-oh" to Stockton finding himself open off the inbounds pass. Also, Charles Barkley's slow closeout attempt on the fellow Hall of Famer.

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