By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra admitted that his own “horrendous mistake” cost the team in its 123-121 defeat to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Cup on Tuesday. After the Pistons leveled the scores at 121-121 with a Jalen Duren alley-oop, a frustrated Spoelstra, who has led the Heat to two NBA championships, called a timeout that the Heat didn’t have with 1.1 seconds left in overtime. That resulted in a technical…

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Erik Spoelstra took the blame for a “horrendous mistake” after he called a timeout the Miami Heat didn’t have with just 1.1 seconds left in overtime on Tuesday night. This led to a technical foul and gave the Detroit Pistons a chance to take the lead with a free throw. Malik Beasley made the free throw, and the Pistons went on to win 123-121 in the first game of the NBA Cup. “I made just a serious mental error there at the end,” Spoelstra said. …

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You could argue that no head coach in the NBA currently garners more respect than Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra. That doesn’t mean he won’t make mistakes–sometimes costly ones, too. Tyler Herro’s runner–his 14th made field goal of the night–with 1.8 seconds left gave Miami a 121-119 lead in overtime against the Detroit Pistons. […] The post Erik Spoelstra admits fault after ‘serious mental error’ against Pistons appeared first on Hot Hot …

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra admits to ‘serious mental error’ that led to defeat against the Detroit Pistons

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