Top 5 emphatic blocks of all time

#3: Prince with a king like rejection

Detroit Pistons v Indiana Pacers

The Tayshaun Prince block on Reggie Miller has etched its place in history.

In a grind-out affair and under 20 seconds to go, the Detroit Pistons lead 69-67 against the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals when the Pacers' legend, Reggie Miller got the ball on what seemed an easy breakaway game-tying layup.

Already leading 1-0 in the series, the opportunity was there for the team out of Indiana to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the series.

Enter Tayshaun Prince.

The long and lanky small-forward in just his second year as a pro chased down the ball like a mouse chasing a cheese and stuffed the ball against the backboard and snuffed out any hope of a Pacers' win.

Even a veteran like Miller who had played against the likes of Jordan, Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, was left astounded at what just happened.

The Pistons won the game, the series, and the NBA championship.

Maybe none of them would have been possible without a small feat of inspiration from the small forward out of Compton, California.