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Best sports shots of the week – Feb. 1, 2013
Best sports shots of the week – Feb. 1, 2013

Watch the five best sports shots of the week!

#5 – Ricky Rubio passes between his legs

Ricky Rubio shows off his skills with a between-the-legs pass to Andrei Kirilenko during a fastbreak.


#4 – Danilo Gallinari makes a crazy baseline shot

Denver’s Danilo Gallinari manages to land the shot before running out of bounds.


#3 – Coach assists a three-pointer

This may not have been in the playbook, but you have to give this coach credit for being on his toes.


#2 – Nail Yakupov scores in overtime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-gEyci3VKs

The Edmonton Oiler, Nail Yakupov, scores the winning goal in overtime to defeat the Phoenix Coyotes.


#1 – Garret McNamara surfs a 100-foot wave

Garrett McNamara surfs a 100-foot wave of the coast of Portugal and goes for the world record.

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