NBA play-in: Coby White 3, late LaMelo Ball layup propel Hornets in OT thriller past Heat
White sent the game to OT with a 3 as Kon Knueppel watched from the bench. Then LaMelo Ball redeemed himself with a game-winning layup in the final seconds.
As Charlotte’s sharpshooting duo of LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel went cold, Coby White did not. The trade-deadline acquisition for the Hornets forced overtime with clutch 3-point shooting to force overtime against the Miami Heat Tuesday night. Then Ball redeemed himself from a poor shooting night and a late mistake to seal a 127-126 win with a go-ahead layup in the final seconds.
LAMELO LAYUP AND MILES BRIDGES BLOCK SEALS IT FOR CHARLOTTE 🤯 WHAT. A. GAME.
(via @espn ) pic. twitter. com/1cmXxL8Vg7 — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 15, 2026 Ball was fresh off a critical foul of Tyler Herro on the other end as Herro shot and missed a 3.
Herro had just hit a 3 to cut Charlotte’s lead to 125-123. Ball then turned the ball over on the ensuing Charlotte possession and responded with a bad foul. When Herro got the ball in the corner, Ball fouled him as he fell backward out of bounds on a shot that didn’t hit the rim.