Buzzer‑beater forces OT
In a Play‑In highlight, Coby White hit a dramatic three to force overtime in the Miami Heat vs. Charlotte Hornets game, and highlight packages circulated immediately after. (YouTube clip, social post) Multiple full‑game and league highlight uploads of the matchup appeared within minutes, underscoring how one late shot reshaped the game narrative. (YouTube full highlights)
Coby White’s late three turned Charlotte’s play-in game with Miami from a likely exit into a 127-126 overtime win on Tuesday, April 14. (nba.com) The Hornets, the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference, beat the No. 10 Heat at Spectrum Center in Charlotte and advanced to Friday’s game for the conference’s final playoff berth. Miami was eliminated. (nba.com) The final margin was one point after overtime, with LaMelo Ball scoring the go-ahead layup with 4.7 seconds left and Miles Bridges blocking Davion Mitchell at the buzzer. The Associated Press reported the closing sequence after Charlotte finished the game with a 127-126 win. (apnews.com) The shot mattered because the National Basketball Association play-in tournament is a single-elimination round for the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds. A miss from White would have ended Charlotte’s season on April 14. (usatoday.com) Charlotte had already climbed into the play-in after a strong second half of the season. NBA.com reported the Hornets finished 44-38 and went 33-16 after Jan. 1, their best win total since 2015-16. (nba.com) White’s role in that turnaround is recent. Charlotte acquired him from Chicago on February 5, 2026, in a deadline deal that also brought Mike Conley Jr. to the Hornets. (nba.com) NBA.com’s postgame takeaways called White “the perfect pickup” for Charlotte in a game where he and Ball both delivered late. The same recap framed the opener as a play-in classic, with Charlotte surviving to keep its season going. (nba.com) The online reaction moved almost as fast as the game. A short clip of White’s tying shot and a longer full-game highlight package were both posted to YouTube after the finish, giving the possession a second life beyond the arena. (youtube.com, youtube.com) That is what the play-in is built to do: compress a season into a few possessions. On Tuesday night, one White three gave Charlotte another game and sent Miami home. (nba.com, nba.com)
