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Thursday, May 31 Robinson: 'I thought I had it' Associated Press St. FRANCIS, Wis. – A day after missing the biggest shot of his career, Glenn Robinson still couldn't believe he had such bad luck on such a good look. Robinson Robinson missed a wide-open baseline jumper after shaking Aaron McKie in the closing seconds of Milwaukee's 89-88 loss at Philadelphia that gave the Sixers a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. "I thought I had it," the Bucks' forward said Thursday. "If I can get that shot every attempt I take for the rest of my career, I'll be happy. Because I know I can make that shot. It was a good shot. It just didn't go in." Robinson wasn't heavy-hearted over the miss. "I've got confidence that I can make that shot," he said. "Actually, that's probably my bread and butter shot – the turnaround to the baseline. "Nobody's perfect." When Robinson's shot clanked off the rim, Ray Allen got his right hand on it for a tip-in at the buzzer, but Dikembe Mutombo barely got a fingertip on it to preserve the Sixers' victory. "I said, `I've got the game-winner right here," Allen said. "Then, Dikembe got his finger on it." Allen still contends that Mutombo should have been whistled for goal tending, but he also realizes the officials would never make that call. Had Allen been able to get two hands on the ball, it probably would have gone in, Bucks coach George Karl lamented. And although Karl said he hates wide-open jumpers at the buzzer because the shooter usually rushes his shot, the coach said he'll take his chances with Robinson in that situation every time. "Give him that shot in Game 7, I guarantee you he'll knock it down," Karl said. Robinson, the top pick in the 1994 NBA draft, said he was haunted by the errant shot on the way back from Philadelphia but had already gotten over it. Had the shot fallen, Robinson would have been a hero and the Bucks would have been one victory from advancing to the NBA Finals in Los Angeles. Now, they've got to beat the Sixers on Friday night at home and Sunday in Philadelphia or their season is over. "It sticks with you," Robinson said. "But it's easy to forget about it when you know you took a great shot. Everybody knows that shot had a great chance of going it. I just got the wrong bounce." Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories

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