By InsideHoops.com

The Nets lost away from home, 100-97, last night to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They shouldn't have. Or at least the game should have gone into overtime. But the referees decided to allow Lamond Murray's shot with 0.5 seconds left that clearly took longer than 0.5 seconds to get off.

The shot clock did not start until Murray caught and released the ball.

Jason Kidd actually went and asked one of the refs what Murray was allowed to do in the time remaining, and was told that they basically have to catch the ball and immediately flip it up, no catching, turning and shooting. But that's exactly what Murray did.

Well, this helps make the Eastern Conference playoff race slightly more interesting.

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