In the final critical stretch of the game between the Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat Wednesday night, the referees missed a call that could've changed the outcome of the whole game.

Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported:

The Kings eventually won the game 123-119, as they outscored the Heat 12-8 in overtime.

Once the report was released, several fans protested over the non-call. Some asked if there's a possibility that the NBA could reverse the call. Some were irate, saying that they've screwed the Heat yet again. They have all the reasons to react like this. After all, the Heat is currently eighth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 36-33. Every win counts for a team wanting to qualify for the playoffs.

The officiating report, as posted by Tom D'Angelo of PalmBeachPost.com, noted: Bogdan Bogdanovic “does not release the inbound pass within five seconds” with 9.3 seconds to play.

On Mar. 7, the Heat were also on the receiving end of a bad non-call for a five-second violation. In their game against the Washington Wizards, Markieff Morris took more than five seconds to inbound the ball with 12.2 seconds remaining in overtime. Miami was down by a point.

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra tagged the game-changing call “disappointing,” noting that it was obvious that it was a five-second violation. The Heat even used a stopwatch to review the call and said Markieff Morris took more than six seconds to pass the ball.

While it is a good thing that the NBA releases officiating reports like this, perhaps better in-game officiating would be much appreciated by its fans.