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Lakers didn’t like calls, but NBA says they were right ones

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler grimaces after getting fouled during the second half in Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The NBA said Saturday that two calls that sent Jimmy Butler to the line in the final minute of Game 5 of the NBA Finals held up in the league’s customary review of close games.

The calls the Lakers’ took issue with came with 46.7 seconds left and 16.8 seconds remaining, the first one charged to Markieff Morris and the other charged to Anthony Davis.

Butler made all four free throws on those plays, and the Heat won 111-108 to extend the series to Game 6 on Sunday.