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Spoelstra takes blame for 'horrendous' TO gaffe in Heat's loss

DETROIT -- Erik Spoelstra blamed himself for a "horrendous mistake" after calling a timeout the Miami Heat didn't have with 1.1 seconds left in overtime Tuesday night, a technical foul that gave the Detroit Pistons the tiebreaking free throw.

Malik Beasley made it and the Pistons went on to beat the Heat 123-121 on the opening night of NBA Cup play.

"I made just a serious mental error there at the end," Spoelstra said. "That's on me. I feel horrible about it."

The Heat had a 121-119 lead after Tyler Herro's basket with 1.