The Heat and Magic offenses took over down the stretch of their game Saturday, combining to score on 12 straight possessions.
Orlando thought it finally got a stop when it forced Dwyane Wade into a miss with 51 seconds left, but officials called Nikola Vucevic for a shooting foul.
That was a mistake, according to the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report:
Wade made both free throws to put Miami up five points and added two more free throws after an intentional foul en route to the Heat’s 108-101 win.
Like most of these reviews, we don’t know how the game would’ve played out if the call had been made correctly. But Wade’s free throws pushed it to a two-possession game, and that’s obviously a significant difference.
The Magic deserved to have the ball with about 50 seconds left and a chance to tie on a single shot. Instead, they were practically toast.