Giannis fouled out with 2' left. (Bam fouled out in the Zollner game.)
Charlotte’s surge gave it a 92-70 advantage with 2:55 left in the quarter.
But with Antetokounmpo in foul trouble — he would foul out with 1:57 to play — Miami coach Erik Spoelstra used a lineup of starters Davion Mitchell and Bam Adebayo and reserves Pelie* Larsson, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bobby Portis Jr. to spark a rally that forged ties at 100, 102 and 104.
So if I fault Tim, Jr. for those two plays I have to credit him with being part of the group-of-necessity that brought us all the way back.
What to make of this. Random? Or did Spo accidentally find some secret sauce?
*Oh my God, AP, it's Pelle. It's not even pronounced "pelie".
