Coby White’s OT bomb

Coby White’s off-balance corner three with 10.8 seconds left forced overtime Tuesday night, and Charlotte beat Miami 127-126 to stay alive in the East play-in. (nba.com) White finished with 19 points for the ninth-seeded Hornets at Spectrum Center, where Charlotte erased a late seven-point deficit and advanced past the 10th-seeded Heat in the win-or-go-home opener. (nba.com) LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 30 points and 10 assists, then scored the go-ahead layup with 4.7 seconds left in overtime after Tyler Herro’s three free throws had put Miami ahead 126-125. (nba.com) The play-in format turns the No. 9 versus No. 10 game into a straight elimination game, while the winner moves on to face the loser of the No. 7 versus No. 8 matchup for the conference’s final playoff berth. (nba.com) That setup is why White’s shot traveled so fast online: the SoFi National Basketball Association Play-In Tournament opened April 14, runs through April 17, and all six games are being carried exclusively on Prime Video. (nba.com) Charlotte’s path is still narrow. The Hornets host or visit the loser of Wednesday’s Philadelphia 76ers-Orlando Magic game on Friday, April 17, with the winner taking the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed. (nba.com) White’s basket also capped a bigger Charlotte swing. The Hornets finished the regular season 44-38, posted their highest win total since 2015-16, and had gone 33-16 since Jan. 1 entering Tuesday’s game. (nba.com) Miami still had chances after White’s three. Herro missed a potential game-winner at the end of regulation, then Davion Mitchell’s layup at the overtime buzzer was blocked by Miles Bridges to end the Heat season. (nba.com) By the final horn, the game had 17 ties and 16 lead changes over 53 minutes, and the Hornets had their first postseason home win in 10 years. White’s shot was the clip, but the game around it was chaos from start to finish. (nba.com)