L2M report rules Lowry stayed inbounds on buzzer-beater
NBA officials didn't see fit to disqualify Kyle Lowry's last basket on Tuesday night.
The Toronto Raptors point guard drained a half-court prayer to send Game 1 into overtime. Lost amid the hoopla of the shot, though, was Lowry's foot veering precariously close to the sideline.
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Lowry stepped out of bounds right in front the ref.. Shouldn't gone to OT. Ref are blind. #WhiteHotHEAT pic.twitter.com/duOcmOw0n1
— Rasheed (@Rxsheed) May 4, 2016
In the last-two-minute report published Wednesday, officials deemed there was no evidence of Lowry stepping out of bounds after reviewing all available video feeds.
The report also deemed that Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas should've been whistled for three illegal screens in the final seven minutes of the game, and that DeMarre Carroll failed to beat the five-second count on his last-second inbound in overtime.
Despite the missed calls, the Heat still emerged victorious by a final score of 102-96 to steal home-court advantage.