The Detroit Pistons nearly sealed the deal in the fourth quarter of their Wednesday night matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks. They were one free throw away from taking the lead late and putting the game away in regulation for their second straight win.

The theory “The ball doesn’t lie” proved to be true.

Looks like Ron Holland shouldn’t have paid for a trip to the charity stripe after all. right The NBA’s L2M report on Thursday, Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo’s call was ruled incorrect.

After reviewing it once more, the NBA noted that Antetokounmpo “cleanly blocks” Holland at the rim.

“Any contact that follows is incidental. The foul call is incorrect, but the officials initiate a replay review to determine when the foul will be called. After communication with the Replay Center, it is determined that the foul call occurred before the game timer expired and the clock is reset to 00:01.0. The foul call could not be changed to a no-call on the replay and only the timing of the foul call is a reviewable matter.”

Holland went to the line and came up short on both attempts. The game went into overtime, and at that point, the Pistons lost control.

Milwaukee’s star big man was on a tear from the jump and didn’t stop in overtime. Giannis finished the game just shy of 60 points. He had a double-double while producing 14 rebounds.

In overtime, the Bucks outscored the Pistons 16-9. For the first time this season, the Bucks have won back-to-back games. As for the Pistons, they dropped to 5-8.

On Friday night, the Pistons will be back on the floor to take on the Toronto Raptors. They will tip north at 7:00 PM ET, hoping to bounce back and get in the win column.

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