PAT SULLIVAN, AP
Utah Jazz's John Stockton, right, walks off the court with teammate Karl Malone, center, and coach Jerry Sloan after beating the Houston Rockets 103-100 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals Thursday, May 29, 1997, in Houston. Stockton hit a 3-point shot at the buzzer to win the game and advance his team to the NBA Finals to meet the Chicago Bulls.
SALT LAKE CITY — Frank Layden knew the instant the shot went in, the Jazz’s world had forever changed.