With 47 seconds remaining in Sunday’s 104-100 victory for the Miami Heat over the Houston Rockets, Houston point guard Fred VanVleet was ejected for making contact with an official. That came right after VanVleet was whistled for a 5-second violation, resulting in a turnover, and while arguing with the ref, VanVleet appeared to inadvertently bump him, resulting in getting tossed.
Little did VanVleet know that his getting the boot would lead to a wave of ejections in the final minute of the game, with those becoming the headline of a closely contested matchup that saw 21 combined ties and lead changes.
