The Miami Heat’s OT win over the Cleveland Cavaliers was four years in the making. Not a prophecy, but a vision. Their top assistant coach, Chris Quinn, had been waiting for this moment. The result was spectacular ball movement and deception in the crucial last seconds of overtime play. The Heat ended up winning 140-138 in the first of back-to-back matchups with Cleveland. Erik Spoelstra and the star of that play, Andrew Wiggins, were still feeling the adrenaline rush of the moment Quinn scripted.

Donovan Mitchell added to the late drama by tying the score 138-138 with 0.4 seconds left in regulation time. He shot his three from 23 feet. The tug-of-war from the second half had gone into overtime, and this turned out to be a perfect setup for Miami to pull that card up its sleeve.

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