Every time you look at the replay, you expect the video to somehow correct itself. That’s how crazy it was. That’s how inexplicable it was, and is.

Erik Spoelstra made a critical error that contributed to the Miami Heat’s loss against the Detroit Pistons in their NBA Cup opener. Following the game, team leaders ...

That last game was particularly interesting because it involved one of the greatest coaches of this generation making an incredibly uncharacteristic mistake at the worst possible time. With the game tied at the end of the extra period, Erik Spoelstra called a timeout … even though the Heat didn’t have any.

Herro, who finished one point short of his career scoring high, hit six threes in the fourth quarter alone, the last of which tied the game at 111 with 32 seconds left and erased what had been an 11-point deficit with just over five minutes left in regulation.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra admitted that his own “horrendous mistake” cost the team in its 123-121 defeat to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Cup on Tuesday.

Tyler Herro had the most outstanding performance of the season. It was ruined by Erik Spoelstra’s mistake by calling a timeout when the team had none.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra did not hold back when speaking about his costly last-second decision after the Pistons loss.