Every time you look at the replay, you expect the video to somehow correct itself. That’s how crazy it was. That’s how inexplicable it was, and is.

That last game was particularly interesting because it involved one of the greatest coaches of this generation making an incredibly uncharacteristic mistake at the worst possible time. With the game tied at the end of the extra period, Erik Spoelstra called a timeout … even though the Heat didn’t have any.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra took full accountability for a timeout mistake he made late in the team's NBA Cup Group Play loss vs. the Pistons on Tuesday.

Erik Spoelstra, who is widely known as one of the NBA's top coaches, shouldered blame for a brutal timeout infraction, calling it a "serious mental error" in the final seconds of a Miami Heat loss to the Detroit Pistons.

What's surprising is the fact that it was not a player who cost the Heat this matchup. Instead, it was a grave mistake by head coach Erik Spoelstra in the dying seconds of the game.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra might want to use Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Pistons as an amnesia game. Spoelstra called a timeout when the team had no

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra admitted that his own “horrendous mistake” cost the team in its 123-121 defeat to the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Cup on Tuesday.

Erik Spoelstra made a critical error that contributed to the Miami Heat’s loss against the Detroit Pistons in their NBA Cup opener. Following the game, team leaders Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro shared their perspectives on the incident.

The Miami Heat experienced perhaps a referee blunder that could have prevented an ultimate mishap by coach Erik Spoelstra. Fans and media have roasted Spoelstra for calling a timeout he didn't have in the closing seconds of a tie game.

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra did not hold back when speaking about his costly last-second decision after the Pistons loss.