When the Los Angeles Lakers’ best shot at winning the game resulted in zero points and free throws for the Miami Heat, there was always going to be someone to blame.
In the Lakers’ case there were two very obvious candidates.
What went wrong on the Lakers’ attempted game-winner?
Down 109-108 with 16.8 seconds left following some more Jimmy Butler heroics, the Lakers were clearly poised to finish the season in classic fashion. One basket, and another Larry O’Brien Trophy was headed to Los Angeles.
What happened instead began with the ball in the hands of LeBron James, to the surprise of no one.