Yeah it was either a stickler for rules ref, or that ref was a Tim Donaghy type who had Phoenix and needed this to cover.
The whole ending was terrible.
Honestly most of my wins lately have been of the 10-point-or-more variety, and most of my losses have been close (many being last-second). I realize that close losses are a part of NBA betting, but if even half of those recently broke my way, my record would be way better.