The Bulls and the Cavs are tied at 52. The buzzer sounds, ending regulation and as the players are walking off the court a technical foul is called on the Bulls. The referee that called the technical foul has the Cavs shoot the free throws (which they hit) and credits the Cavs with two points giving them a 54-52 lead. He then says the game is over. Is he right?....

The official would be wrong in your situation. Once the horn sounds, the period is over and any unsporting behavior is penalized at the beginning of the overtime period.

They should have allowed a player from the Cavs to shoot the FT (as long as that player was in the game at the end of the 4th period) and then have the jump ball for the OT period. (NBA Questions & Answers #294, pg. 59. Rule 5- Section III-b.)

That had to be one ugly game to be tied at 52 after 48 minutes of play. ;) I'm guessing that this is a hypothetical situation, b/c I can't imagine that any NBA ref would mess that up.

Welcome to the board :)

In the NBA, this is halftime :D

BTW - in the NBA, technicals result in only one free throw, not two.

Sounded like halftime to me, too. :)

it's a trick question...the cavs are never tied at halftime !!!