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They had to review that shot at that very moment. Think about the consequences if they hadn't: if Allen's foot had been on the line, the Spurs would have led by 1 and the strategies for both teams would have been very different in the ensuing seconds. Had the officials waited to review, then determined that Allen's shot should have only been a two, but all of the game clock had expired, Miami would have lost a chance to extend the game (and would have lost the game); if Allen's foot had been on the line, the Spurs' approach to that last bit of time would have also been dramatically different. If you don't review the call right then and there, and everyone agrees to live with whatever was called in real time, Spurs fans would have burned down the NBA offices if it had turned out that Allen's shot should have only been a two. I think you either have to use replay there and figure out that what was called was correct (or correct what was called) so that both teams know what's happening, or you just don't use replay and live with the potential of a horrendously incorrect call. I think most people would prefer to go with the replay and have some certainty.
The rulebook (I'm fairly certain) provides for review at the next clock stoppage when the clock is under 2:00 in the 4th quarter and the rules provide expressly that the clock stops on any made field goal in the last 2 minutes of the 4th. So, the rules themselves call for review immediately after the made basket in that cir stance, which is exactly what happened.
Pop didn't like it, but the Game 6 crew followed the rules (and acted appropriately, given what was on the line) to be sure that the play was reviewed immediately to be sure that both teams knew what the actual score was.
