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Sat, March 9, 2019 · 2018-19

WAS @ MIN

WAS 130 — MIN 135
Calls reviewed
53
Graded incorrect
3
Officials
J.B. DeRosa, Karl Lane, Eric Lewis

Q4

  • 01:46.7 Violation: Jump Ball Correct call
    Karl-Anthony Towns on Bobby Portis

    RLB shows Towns (MIN) gets his arm across the ball and ties it up as Portis (WAS) gathers in the lane.

  • 01:46.3 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Jeff Teague on Tomas Satoransky

    Teague (MIN) makes marginal contact with Satoransky (WAS) during the loose ball.

  • 01:26.7 Foul: Loose Ball Incorrect non-call
    Karl-Anthony Towns on Bobby Portis

    Towns (MIN) holds Portis' (WAS) arm during the rebound and affects his ability to gather the loose ball.

  • 01:17.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Bradley Beal on Jeff Teague

    Beal (WAS) establishes himself in a screening position in Teague's (MIN) path and does not deliver the contact.

  • 01:17.3 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Karl-Anthony Towns on Bobby Portis

    Towns (MIN) engages with Portis (WAS) as the shot is released, but does not affect his ability to get to the rebound.

  • 01:13.9 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Karl-Anthony Towns on Trevor Ariza

    Towns (MIN) maintains legal guarding position during Ariza's (WAS) drive and does not deliver contact that affects his ability to pass.

  • 01:13.9 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Derrick Rose on Trevor Ariza

    Rose (MIN) makes marginal contact with Ariza (WAS) during the drive.

  • 01:10.3 Turnover: Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turn Correct call
    Trevor Ariza on Karl-Anthony Towns

    Ariza (WAS) is the last player to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds.

  • 01:00.1 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Karl-Anthony Towns on Trevor Ariza

    Towns (MIN) firms up in his screening position in Ariza's (WAS) path and absorbs the contact.

  • 00:56.8 Turnover: Traveling Not graded
    Anthony Tolliver on Wizards

    [Observable in enhanced video] Tolliver (MIN) lifts his pivot foot at the start of his dribble.

  • 00:52.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Trevor Ariza on Karl-Anthony Towns

    Ariza (WAS) makes marginal contact with Towns (MIN) after he gains control of the loose ball.

  • 00:47.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Bradley Beal on Keita Bates-Diop

    Beal (WAS) makes some contact with Bates-Diop's (MIN) off-arm during the tip but does not affect the putback attempt.

  • 00:46.4 Foul: Loose Ball Incorrect non-call
    Bradley Beal on Keita Bates-Diop

    LLB shows Beal (WAS) clamps Bates-Diop's (MIN) right arm and affects his ability to get to the rebound.

  • 00:41.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Anthony Tolliver on Bradley Beal

    Tolliver (MIN) makes marginal contact with Beal's (WAS) backside at the end of the drive and does not affect his SQBR or ability to pass.

  • 00:34.7 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Anthony Tolliver on Tomas Satoransky

    Tolliver (MIN) makes incidental contact with Satoransky (WAS) during rebounding.

  • 00:25.7 Turnover: 5 Second Violation Not graded
    Jeff Teague on Wizards

    [Observable in enhanced video] Teague (MIN) does not inbound the ball within five seconds.

  • 00:18.9 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Karl-Anthony Towns on Trevor Ariza

    Towns (MIN) establishes himself in Ariza's (WAS) path during the pick and does not deliver contact. After the initial screen, he re-establishes himself and absorbs contact from Ariza.

  • 00:18.9 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Trevor Ariza on Karl-Anthony Towns

    Ariza (WAS) places his arm around Towns' (MIN) midsection during the screen but does not affect his FOM or ability to screen.

  • 00:13.8 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Bobby Portis on Keita Bates-Diop

    Portis (WAS) sets the back-screen on Bates-Diop (MIN), whom is stationary, and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 00:08.3 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Tomas Satoransky on Derrick Rose

    Satoransky (WAS) commits the take foul on Rose (MIN).

  • 00:07.7 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Bradley Beal on Keita Bates-Diop

    Beal (WAS) commits the take foul on Bates-Diop (MIN).

  • 00:07.6 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Bobby Portis on Timberwolves

    Portis (WAS) engages with Tolliver (MIN) as the free throw is released, but does not affect his ability to retrieve the rebound.

  • 00:07.4 Foul: Away from Play Correct non-call
    Jeff Teague on Bradley Beal

    Teague (MIN) makes marginal contact with Beal (WAS) during inbounding.

  • 00:07.4 Turnover: Discontinue Dribble Incorrect non-call
    Bradley Beal on Timberwolves

    RLB shows part of Beal's (WAS) hand slides underneath the ball before he continues his dribble.

  • 00:02.7 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Trevor Ariza on Derrick Rose

    Ariza (WAS) commits the take foul on Rose (MIN).

  • 00:01.8 Foul: Away from Play Correct non-call
    Taj Gibson on Bradley Beal

    Gibson (MIN) makes marginal contact with Beal (WAS) during inbounding.

  • 00:01.8 Foul: Away from Play Correct non-call
    Keita Bates-Diop on Thomas Bryant

    Bates-Diop (MIN) briefly has his arm around Bryant's (WAS) midsection before correcting.

  • 00:01.8 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Jeff Teague on Bradley Beal

    Teague (MIN) commits the take foul on Beal (WAS). The foul occurs prior to Beal's gather/upward shooting motion.

  • 00:00.7 Turnover: Traveling Not graded
    Bradley Beal on Timberwolves

    [Observable in enhanced video] Beal (WAS) slides his pivot foot before the jump shot attempt.

Q5

  • 01:58.2 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Trevor Ariza on Taj Gibson

    Ariza (WAS) engages with Gibson (MIN) as the shot is released, but does not affect his ability to retrieve the rebound.

  • 01:56.3 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jeff Green on Anthony Tolliver

    Green (WAS) makes marginal contact with Tolliver (MIN) as he attempts to receive the pass.

  • 01:45.8 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Trevor Ariza on Taj Gibson

    Ariza (WAS) engages with Gibson (MIN) as the shot is released, but does not affect his ability to retrieve the rebound.

  • 01:40.1 Foul: Offensive Correct call
    Jeff Green on Anthony Tolliver

    Tolliver (MIN) beats Green (WAS) to the spot and establishes legal guarding position in his path prior to contact being made near the free throw line.

  • 01:32.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Tomas Satoransky on Taj Gibson

    Satoransky (WAS) and Gibson (MIN) engage and disengage off-ball without affecting the other's ability to freely move.

  • 01:30.6 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Bradley Beal on Keita Bates-Diop

    Beal (WAS) makes clean contact with the ball as Bates-Diop (MIN) starts his dribble along the sideline.

  • 01:22.9 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Tomas Satoransky on Jeff Teague

    Satoransky (WAS) makes marginal body contact with Teague (MIN) that does not affect his SQBR during the drive.

  • 01:20.3 Foul: Defense 3 Second Not graded
    Bradley Beal on Timberwolves

    [Observable in enhanced video] Beal (WAS) is in the lane for longer than three seconds without imminently actively guarding an opponent.

  • 01:20.3 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Tomas Satoransky on Jeff Teague

    Satoransky (WAS) makes marginal contact with Teague's (MIN) side after his gather.

  • 01:19.2 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Taj Gibson on Jeff Green

    Gibson (MIN) makes incidental body contact with Green (WAS) during rebounding that does not dislodge him from his legally obtained position.

  • 01:18.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Tomas Satoransky on Taj Gibson

    Satoransky (WAS) makes marginal body contact with Gibson (MIN) during the drive and after his gather.

  • 01:16.8 Foul: Loose Ball Correct call
    Jabari Parker on Taj Gibson

    LLS shows Parker (WAS) makes contact across Gibson's (MIN) arm during rebounding.

  • 01:11.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Jeff Green on Derrick Rose

    Green (WAS) has a resting hand to Rose's (MIN) off-arm after his gather, but releases before Rose gets into his upward shooting motion and doesn't affect his driving shot attempt.

  • 01:11.5 Violation: Defensive Goaltending Correct non-call
    Jeff Green on Timberwolves

    RAR shows Green (WAS) makes contact with the netting that causes the rim to vibrate slightly, but it does not affect the trajectory of Rose's (MIN) shot attempt.

  • 01:10.6 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Taj Gibson on Trevor Ariza

    Gibson (MIN) places, but does not extend, his hands against Ariza's (WAS) backside during rebounding.

  • 01:02.4 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Keita Bates-Diop on Jeff Green

    Bates-Diop (MIN) briefly has his arms around Green's (WAS) midsection before correcting.

  • 00:59.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Anthony Tolliver on Bradley Beal

    Tolliver (MIN) makes marginal contact with Beal's (WAS) backside after his gather.

  • 00:59.8 Turnover: Discontinue Dribble Correct non-call
    Bradley Beal on Timberwolves

    Beal (WAS) briefly loses control of the ball near the free throw line and does not slide his hand underneath it.

  • 00:43.5 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Tomas Satoransky on Taj Gibson

    Satoransky (WAS) and Gibson (MIN) engage with each other as they move along the lane line and remain engaged briefly thereafter, but do not affect the other's ability to freely move.

  • 00:38.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Keita Bates-Diop on Bradley Beal

    Bates-Diop (MIN) makes marginal body contact with Beal (WAS) prior to the start of his upward shooting motion.

  • 00:38.3 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Taj Gibson on Tomas Satoransky

    Gibson (MIN) and Satoransky (WAS) engage during the shot attempt but disengage during the rebound without affecting the other's ability to secure the loose ball.

  • 00:34.9 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Taj Gibson on Tomas Satoransky

    Gibson (MIN) establishes himself in a screening position in Satoransky's (WAS) path and does not deliver the contact.

  • 00:30.2 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Trevor Ariza on Taj Gibson

    Ariza (WAS) and Gibson (MIN) engage and disengage without affecting the other's ability to freely move.

  • 00:19.6 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Taj Gibson on Jabari Parker

    Gibson (MIN) makes incidental contact with Parker (WAS) after he loses control of the ball inside the perimeter.

  • 00:15.6 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Tomas Satoransky on Jeff Teague

    Satoransky (WAS) commits the take foul on Teague (MIN).

  • 00:14.6 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jeff Teague on Tomas Satoransky

    Teague (MIN) cleanly strips Satoransky (WAS) of the ball.

  • 00:04.1 Turnover: 5 Second Violation Correct call
    Timberwolves on Wizards

    Bates-Diop (MIN) fails to inbound the ball within five seconds of receiving it.

  • 00:04.0 Foul: Away from Play Correct non-call
    Taj Gibson on Bobby Portis

    Gibson (MIN) and Portis (WAS) engage and disengage without affecting the other's ability to freely move.

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