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MIAMI Heat and Atlanta Hawks will replay the final 51.9 seconds of their December 19 game after the National Basketball Association upheld a game protest for the first time since 1982.
The Heat protested a scoring error involving Miami centre Shaquille O'Neal in the final seconds of a 117-111 over-time loss at Atlanta, a mistake NBA commissioner David Stern called "grossly negligent".
Because of the ruling, the game's over-time period will be resumed with Atlanta holding a 114-111 lead with 51.9 seconds remaining in the five-minute over-time session.
The replay will be staged and the game played to conclusion on March 8 at Atlanta before the next regularly scheduled meeting between the Southeast division rivals.
No NBA protest of a game had been granted since former NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien upheld a protest made by the San Antonio Spurs on December 14, 1982.
With 51.9 seconds remaining in last month's encounter between the Hawks and Heat, the official scorer's table incorrectly assessed O'Neal with a sixth personal foul, forcing him to leave the game on accumulated fouls.
But actually, it was only the fifth foul whistled against "Shaq", who had been incorrectly marked for a foul late in the fourth quarter that was instead whistled against Heat forward Udonis Haslem.
"Because of this conduct by Atlanta's personnel, Miami suffered a clear competitive disadvantage," a league statement said.
"O'Neal - the Heat's second leading scorer and rebounder that night - was removed from a one-point game with only 51.9 seconds remaining."
Stern fined the Hawks $57,000 dollars, declaring the Hawks' scoring table employees did not follow NBA rules and failed to properly respond when notified of their mistake.
Agence France-Presse
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23041720-23769,00.html
The Heat protested a scoring error involving Miami centre Shaquille O'Neal in the final seconds of a 117-111 over-time loss at Atlanta, a mistake NBA commissioner David Stern called "grossly negligent".
Because of the ruling, the game's over-time period will be resumed with Atlanta holding a 114-111 lead with 51.9 seconds remaining in the five-minute over-time session.
The replay will be staged and the game played to conclusion on March 8 at Atlanta before the next regularly scheduled meeting between the Southeast division rivals.
No NBA protest of a game had been granted since former NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien upheld a protest made by the San Antonio Spurs on December 14, 1982.
With 51.9 seconds remaining in last month's encounter between the Hawks and Heat, the official scorer's table incorrectly assessed O'Neal with a sixth personal foul, forcing him to leave the game on accumulated fouls.
But actually, it was only the fifth foul whistled against "Shaq", who had been incorrectly marked for a foul late in the fourth quarter that was instead whistled against Heat forward Udonis Haslem.
"Because of this conduct by Atlanta's personnel, Miami suffered a clear competitive disadvantage," a league statement said.
"O'Neal - the Heat's second leading scorer and rebounder that night - was removed from a one-point game with only 51.9 seconds remaining."
Stern fined the Hawks $57,000 dollars, declaring the Hawks' scoring table employees did not follow NBA rules and failed to properly respond when notified of their mistake.
Agence France-Presse
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23041720-23769,00.html
