of Dallas Mavericks scored one of the most dramatic victories of the season on Thursday Win Double Overtime Los Angeles lakersbut not without some controversy along the way.
That controversy didn’t abate when the NBA released the Last Two Minute Report a day later.
Neither team was thrilled with the refereeing of the game, but the Lakers were particularly furious when they made a comeback just before ending the game in regulation. rice field Troy Brown Jr.blocked by Mavericks Tim Hardaway Jr.Send the game to overtime.
lebron james was particularly furious.Around ESPN’s Dave McMenaminBrown provided a diplomatic answer to reporters in the Lakers’ locker room after the game, but when reporters followed up on umpire Joshua Tiven’s explanation, Hardaway specifically said,high five contact,” This is legal — James chimed in from twenty feet away:
“No, that’s very foul,” James said emphatically for everyone in the room to hear. [Brown] Say, it’s a foul. That bastard is blatant, they should have called it that. ”
Not the words of a man who is happy to have lost 119-115 and dropped to 19-23 on the season. Even if the referee had been perfect, it would have been Guts his punch of the game, as Luke Doncic unleashed his 3-pointer near the end of the game, forcing overtime in the first and his second.
The NBA confirmed the referee was off after a day, not the way James and the Lakers had hoped. Last 2 Minutes Report Seeing a whopping seven calls and no-calls missed by referees in both the final two minutes of regulation and extra time, Hardaway’s no-call was affirmed.
An NBA account confirms Tiven’s comments after the game.
Hardaway Jr. (DAL) duly disputes Brown Jr.’s (LAL) jump shot attempt and contacts the ball.
If the Lakers wanted to feel some anger, the league admitted officials missed two calls on the same possession at the end of the first overtime. I hit a shot while being protected by , but it was blocked by an assist. Christian WoodA scrambling of the ball forced Doncic to regain it and double overtime.
In the L2M report, the NBA noted that Wood “begins making contact with James’ left arm before blocking the shot,” and Doncic Wenen Gabriel, “affects his ability to control rebounds”. Basically two fouls missed on one shot.
Of course, the Lakers also benefited from some umpire misfortune. His five other missed calls in the report all benefited Los Angeles, and Mavericks owner Mark his Cuban called the performance “worst official game” on Twitter.
