AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Rasheed Wallace was more than a bit lucky the referees refused to acknowledge his appeal for a non-existent timeout after Tim Duncan's missed tip at the end of regulation in Game 5.

If only Rashweed can get his annual allotment of law enforcement officials he has brushes with to look the other way.

First Wallace pulls a Paul Silas ('76 Celtics-Suns series), making Chris Webber disjointedly proud. Then he leaves Robert Horry by his lonesome beyond the 3-point line to double Manu Ginobili in the coffin corner.