Did Buddy Hield double dribble on Kings' buzzer-beater against Pistons?

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Buddy Hield gets buckets. On Saturday in Detroit, he drained one he'll never forget, heaving in an acrobatic 3-pointer to give the Kings a 103-101 win over the Pistons at the buzzer. 

"As a kid, you always dream of hitting one of those types of shots, especially at a high level like this," Hield told reporters after the game. "It’s something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.”

But did perhaps the most memorable shot of his NBA career come with controversy? It depends on who you ask. 

Is Blake Griffin right? Let's take another look at the shot. 

“I lost the ball,” Hield said to The Athletic's Sam Amick. “I didn’t have possession of the ball. I just tried to catch it, and I lost it. It’s whatever. It counts as a win, so we’ll take it.”

Whether you believe it was a double dribble or not, Hield's right -- it counts as a win, and now the Kings (24-22) are only a half game behind the Clippers (24-21) for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference standings.

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