![Miquel Cotto and Philip Seymour Hoffman watch the New York Knicks play the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 25, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo Stock Photo - Alamy Miquel Cotto and Philip Seymour Hoffman watch the New York Knicks play the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 25, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TYNB4R/miquel-cotto-and-philip-seymour-hoffman-watch-the-new-york-knicks-play-the-detroit-pistons-at-madison-square-garden-in-new-york-city-on-november-25-2012-upijohn-angelillo-TYNB4R.jpg)
Miquel Cotto and Philip Seymour Hoffman watch the New York Knicks play the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 25, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo Stock Photo - Alamy
![Angelica Thornton on Twitter: "I'm sorry but Along Came Polly deserves more than 27% on Rotten Tomatoes even if just for the Philip Seymour Hoffman basketball scene. Cheated. https://t.co/2I9euW0aXX" / Twitter Angelica Thornton on Twitter: "I'm sorry but Along Came Polly deserves more than 27% on Rotten Tomatoes even if just for the Philip Seymour Hoffman basketball scene. Cheated. https://t.co/2I9euW0aXX" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/FDjKj6WVkAEPo6U.jpg)
Angelica Thornton on Twitter: "I'm sorry but Along Came Polly deserves more than 27% on Rotten Tomatoes even if just for the Philip Seymour Hoffman basketball scene. Cheated. https://t.co/2I9euW0aXX" / Twitter
![The New York Times on Twitter: "From @TheAthletic: The romantic comedy “Along Came Polly” has nothing to do with sports, yet it contains one of the funniest basketball scenes in film, including The New York Times on Twitter: "From @TheAthletic: The romantic comedy “Along Came Polly” has nothing to do with sports, yet it contains one of the funniest basketball scenes in film, including](https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/FkME807WIAckYjx.jpg)
The New York Times on Twitter: "From @TheAthletic: The romantic comedy “Along Came Polly” has nothing to do with sports, yet it contains one of the funniest basketball scenes in film, including
![Philip Seymour Hoffman's best performances in bad movies, from Twister to Mission: Impossible III to letting it rain in Along Came Polly. Philip Seymour Hoffman's best performances in bad movies, from Twister to Mission: Impossible III to letting it rain in Along Came Polly.](https://compote.slate.com/images/5a97f8ca-9ca6-4c4a-91f5-278a0a0314a4.jpg)