The NBA on Thursday denied the Mavericks’ protest of a controversial call and confusion in their March 22 loss to the Golden State Warriors, denying Dallas...
According to the NBA’s best-available records, the league has upheld just six protests of the 45 filed since the first recorded protest in 1952 and none since 2007.contending the Hawks were incorrectly awarded a basket with 8.4 seconds remaining in a February 2020 loss in Atlanta.
Cuban also said Wednesday the reason the game would not have been replayed was due to the play in question only impacting 4.2% of Dallas’ chances of winning.With 1:59 left in the third quarter and the Warriors up 88-87, the Mavericks called timeout after a missed Golden State 3-pointer went out of bounds.
But when the break ended, the Mavericks’ players lined up on their offensive end and the Warriors’ players on their offensive end. The referee gave the ball to Warriors guard Jordan poole, who started the play with a simple pass to center Kevon Looney for an uncontested dunk.The Mavericks were livid and believed the officiating crew should’ve paused the game and to settle confusion when both teams lined up in opposite sets.“The ref called Mavs ball. The announcer announced it.
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