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Joshua Mbu

NBA officials accused of giving Jimmy Butler 'gift' as Denver Nuggets lose to Miami Heat

NBA officials have been accused by fans of gifting the Miami Heat three points in the Game Two win against the Denver Nuggets, which if cancelled out would have forced the game into overtime.

Miami tied the NBA Finals series at 1-1 with a 108-111 win on Denver's court. Heat star Jimmy Butler put up 21 points, four rebounds, and nine assists, but some fans believe one of his assists for a Gabe Vincent open three in the third shouldn't have counted.

Butler drove into the paint and managed to find Vincent wide open for the shot with the Heat in the middle of staging a comeback early in the third after trailing Denver by six at half-time. But it appeared that Butler stepped out of bounds before delivering the pass to Vincent.

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