The sideline ball was inbounded, Hornacek pulled Drexler to the corner, and Karl Malone set a screen for Stockton. Mario Elie, who was responsible for guarding Stockton, got solidly blocked.
Flying Pig hesitated, unsure whether he should rush Stockton or stay by Karl Malone's side.
He feared Malone might suddenly cut in, while Mario Elie had absolutely no chance of stopping him.
This moment of hesitation would become a lifelong regret for Barkley.
Stockton received the basketball, ran beyond the three-point line, and shot.
Barkley raised his arms high, charging toward Stockton in a desperate bid to save his championship hopes, to no avail.
After sinking a buzzer-beater over Jordan's head in 1989, facing another Hall of Famer from the 1984 draft, Charles Barkley, John Stockton once again hit the game-winner!
In the Utah Jazz, Karl Malone was the ultimate weapon for breaching defenses.
Yet, Stockton's tally of game-winning shots far exceeded Karl Malone's.