If a buzzer-beater goes in, but no buzzer goes off, did it ever really happen?
Such was the scenario Diana Taurasi was placed in during Friday night's season opener between the Mercury and Lynx. With Phoenix trailing by one in the final seconds, the Mercury forced a Minnesota turnover, which led to Taurasi hitting a clutch, go-ahead 3-pointer to seemingly clinch the win.
There was just one problem: the game clock abruptly stopped counting down.
Shortly after the Mercury gained possession, the game clock operator inexplicably stopped the clock, but officials did not notice and thus play resumed.