Coby White’s OT salvo

Coby White dragged Charlotte into overtime on Tuesday night, hitting the tying three with 10.8 seconds left in a 127-126 play-in win over Miami. (nba.com) The shot came in the Eastern Conference No. 9 versus No. 10 elimination game at Spectrum Center on April 14, 2026. Charlotte stayed alive and advanced to Friday’s game for the No. 8 seed, while Miami was eliminated. (nba.com) White finished with 19 points, and 14 of them came in the third quarter. NBA.com’s game recap said he banked in one three, hit another from the top of the key, then drilled a third in the closing seconds of the quarter to push Charlotte ahead 89-83. (nba.com) The fourth-quarter shot was the one that spread fastest online. Charlotte inbounded to White in the corner, and he hit an off-balance three to tie the game at 114-114 before Tyler Herro missed a chance to win it for Miami at the buzzer. (sports.yahoo.com) That sequence landed in a game that kept swinging. Miami led 102-95 in the fourth quarter, then took a 126-125 lead in overtime on three Herro free throws with 8.7 seconds left before LaMelo Ball answered with the winning layup. (nba.com) Charlotte entered the night as the No. 9 seed at 44-38, its highest win total since 2015-16. The Hornets had gone 33-16 after Jan. 1 and were chasing their first playoff appearance in a decade. (nba.com) White’s burst also fit the role he has taken since arriving from Chicago in a midseason trade. NBA.com and Yahoo both identified him as the guard who kept Charlotte afloat when Miami had control late in the third and again at the end of regulation. (nba.com) (sports.yahoo.com) The clips moved almost immediately. The NBA posted White’s tying shot to social media, and YouTube highlight uploads labeled the play as the basket that “forces overtime” appeared the same night. (sports.yahoo.com) (youtube.com) By the final horn, White’s three had become the hinge of Charlotte’s season: without it, the Hornets were out; with it, they were still playing on Friday. (nba.com)