Not even the referees could save the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed from real playoff trouble.
The end result of the Miami Heat’s 116-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks was fair, but officiating crew chief Marc Davis spoiled a tightly played fourth quarter in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Two controversial calls resulted in five free throws in the final 4.3 seconds — three from Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton to tie the game, and a pair from Miami’s Jimmy Butler to win it with no time left on the clock.
The final minute leading up to that sequence was just as wild.