Indiana was leading by a point and had the ball with 9.3 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. After inbounding in the frontcourt, it waited for Boston to foul. Either the Celts didn’t foul, or the officials neglected to call a foul.
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Bojan Bogdanovic eventually floated a pass to midcourt, where Boston’s Terry Rozier pounced. Rozier’s dunk off the steal put Boston up 112-111 with 1.6 to play.
Darren Collison’s halfcourt heave just before the buzzer clanged off the rim. Pacers lose.
Like we said, brutal.
Worse, the Pacers had a five-point lead with 30 seconds remaining. The collapse was the first of its kind in the NBA this season.
