"Seis oli viigis ja meil oli võimalus võtta minutiline mõtlemispaus," rääkis Smith mängu järel. "Lootsin jõuda vabasse tsooni, sest KD [Kevin Durant] seisis sealsamas. Tahtsin saada piisavalt vaba ruumi, et pealevise sooritada. Siis nägin Broni [LeBron Jamesi] ja mulle tundus, et ta tahab time-out'i võtta - ja siis oli mäng läbi."

In his own words: JR Smith on the final play of regulation. pic.twitter.com/UTmzwH5yo5

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 1, 2018

"Kui ma oleks arvanud, et me oleme ees, oleksin ma lihtsalt pallist kinni hoidnud ja lasknud neil endale vea teha," kinnitas Smith. Sellele vaatamata mehele sotsiaalmeedias ei halastatud.

JR Smith when he got the rock with 4.7 seconds left pic.twitter.com/NKmSyGhGVO

— Nick Burdell (@burdman0324) June 1, 2018

when you drop 50 in a Finals game that will forever be known as that time JR Smith forgot the score pic.twitter.com/l7Lba5uTyR

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 1, 2018

JR Smith when the game is tied and there's 4.7 seconds left @TheRealJRSmith pic.twitter.com/hkkhwj6uCU

— Bryce Quartucci (@_Bryceq10) June 1, 2018

JR Smith: I was tryna find Kyrie
LeBron: KYRIE IS IN BOSTON pic.twitter.com/vezaEzoxBy

— ☆ (@ShootingSherv) June 1, 2018

"Despair thy charm,
And let the angel whom thou still hast served
Tell thee, Macduff was from his mother's womb
Untimely ripped." pic.twitter.com/Mb7Rwy7Yap

— Dan Telfer (@dantelfer) June 1, 2018

#NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/op7URFEaIJ

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 1, 2018

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— FAHAD (@FAH1151) June 1, 2018

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— Michael Swander (@MichaelSwander) June 1, 2018

J.R. SMITH...explained #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/NcdEtx2j4k

— LOYAL to a TEE (@LOYALtoaTEE) June 1, 2018