The NBA’s ‘Heaves’ Rule: Game-Changer or Just Another Myth?
You could watch heaves all day, couldn’t you?
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Most of those six heaves occurred in blowout contests, but one — Quentin Grimes’ 38-footer at the end of a third quarter last week, when his shot trimmed a 76ers deficit against the Celtics to 77-71 in a game they eventually won, 102-100 — made the difference in an outing. The rule came back to bite Pritchard.
Not that he would want it any other way.
Still, the Celtics (8-7) might have been 9-6 and tied for a guaranteed playoff seed if Grimes had not attempted that heave. Likewise, the Sixers (9-6) could be 8-7 and in Boston’s place if he had missed it.



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