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VIDEO: Jamal Crawford's Game-Winning Three Against Orlando Magic

Jamal Crawford may not have called bank, but the Atlanta Hawks can go to it with a 2-1 series lead over the Orlando Magic thanks to a ridiculous 3-point shot by the Atlanta sixth man.

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The Hawks clinged to an 85-84 as Crawford lead the charge down the court with about a five second differential between the shot clock and the game clock. Stifled by some tough Orlando defense, he was unable to make a pass to Al Horford or Joe Johnson and kept the ball in his hands as the clock ticked down to all zeros.

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And then this happened:

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An amped up sold-out Philips Arena crowd erupted in a way it hasn't since the first round of the 2008 playoffs against the Boston Celtics as the Hawk won a Game 3 with the series tied at 1-1 for the first time since 1964 when the team was in St. Louis.

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They also helped Hawks fans forget about those terrible two home games against the Magic in the second round last year.

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Photographs by coka_koehler used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.