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What a perfect way to sum up the 2018-19 NBA season for the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans were on their way to an overtime win against the lowly Phoenix Suns. They were up three with 6.5 seconds to play. Then this happened.

As Pelicans broadcaster Joel Meyers pointed out, the Pelicans didn’t foul before the Suns’ game-tying 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left. This would have been the smart move, since it would have eliminated the chances of the Suns immediately tying the game.

It’s possible that’s what the players were told to do; New Orleans head coach Alvin Gentry did not seem too happy. That’s probably why the Pelicans then called a timeout with 1.1 seconds left in a 136-136 tie: to calm everyone down and figure it all out.

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