Heat Protest Leads to 51-Second Do-Over
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| Stop Mike Lupica found this 1/11/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag] |
Alright, this is bizarre, and a little confusing. Stay with me. The Heat and Hawks played a tight game in December. Shaquille O'Neal fouled out with 51 seconds left with the Heat down by one point; the Hawks went on to win in overtime. Video evidence and the first set of scoresheets released by Atlanta staff showed O'Neal's fifth foul should have been called on Udonis Haslem . That first ...
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There Are Make-Up Games In Basketball? How Does This Effect My Fantasy Team?
Published 1/11/2008 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
... Turns out it was only Shaq's fifth foul (whoop!). So, after filing a protest, the Heat won, and will get a do over of the final 51.9 seconds, with Shaq eligible. Stern is the most gracious. They'll play it before the March 8th game rematch at the Hawks arena (The Empty Dome?). The score will be 112-111 Hawks ...
An NBA re-do
Published 1/12/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... The NBA granted a protest by the Miami Heat, meaning the last 51 seconds of their December 117-111 loss against the Atlanta Hawks are going to be re-played. ...
