NBA Roundup: Nets Sneak by Heat in Final Seconds

NBA Roundup: Nets Sneak by Heat in Final Seconds
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) bumps into Miami Heat guard Max Strus (31) during the fourth quarter at FTX Arena in Miami on Jan. 8, 2023. Michael Laughlin-USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and Royce O'Neale hit the game-winning shot as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a second-half injury to Kevin Durant to beat the host Miami Heat 102–101 on Sunday night.

O‘Neale scored the go-ahead basket on a putback with 3.2 seconds left after rebounding an Irving 3-point miss. Miami’s Jimmy Butler missed a contested drive in the lane off the backboard as time expired. The Heat wanted a foul on an O’Neale bump at the end of the play, but they didn’t get one.