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Wed, February 12, 2020 · 2019-20

LAL @ DEN

LAL 120 — DEN 116
Calls reviewed
30
Graded incorrect
4
Officials
Ray Acosta, Mark Ayotte, James Capers Jr.

Q4

  • 01:48.4 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Anthony Davis on Jerami Grant

    After Davis (LAL) disengages from Jokic (DEN), he establishes himself in a legal screening position in Grant's (DEN) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 01:44.9 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Alex Caruso

    Jokic (DEN) maintains a legal guarding position during the play at the basket by Caruso (LAL).

  • 01:36.3 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Nikola Jokic

    Davis (LAL) maintains a legal guarding position in the post, while Caldwell-Pope (LAL) makes illegal contact to Jokic's (DEN) arm.

  • 01:26.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Anthony Davis

    Jokic (DEN) makes marginal contact with Davis (LAL) as the two engage off-ball.

  • 01:24.4 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Anthony Davis on Torrey Craig

    Davis (LAL) establishes himself in a legal screening position in Craig's (DEN) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 01:15.0 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on LeBron James

    Jokic (DEN) makes marginal contact with his resting hand to James' (LAL) body during his driving shot attempt.

  • 01:07.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Avery Bradley

    Jokic (DEN) establishes himself in a screening position in Bradley's (LAL) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 01:01.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Avery Bradley on Jerami Grant

    Bradley (LAL) maintains a legal guarding position during Grant's (DEN) shot attempt near the basket.

  • 00:24.7 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Gary Harris

    Caldwell-Pope (LAL) jumps vertically and maintains a legal vertical position as he contests Harris' (DEN) driving shot attempt.

  • 00:09 Turnover: Traveling Incorrect non-call
    LeBron James on Nuggets

    James (LAL) receives the inbound pass and establishes his left foot as his pivot foot. He then lifts his pivot foot to start his dribble.

  • 00:06.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Alex Caruso on Jerami Grant

    Caruso (LAL) establishes himself in a screening position in Grant's (DEN) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 00:01.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Torrey Craig on LeBron James

    Craig (DEN) maintains a legal guarding position during the jump shot attempt by James (LAL).

  • 00:00.8 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Paul Millsap on Anthony Davis

    Millsap (DEN) makes marginal contact to Davis' (LAL) back during the rebound, but the contact does not affect his ability to get to the ball as the clock expires.

Q5

  • 01:59.4 Foul: Offensive Correct call
    Dwight Howard on Torrey Craig

    Howard (LAL) never fully establishes himself in a legal screening position and delivers contact to Craig (DEN) that affects his ability to defend.

  • 01:45.9 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Gary Harris

    Caldwell-Pope (LAL) makes marginal contact to Harris' (DEN) body at the start of the drive, but the contact does not affect his SQBR.

  • 01:41.4 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Dwight Howard on Nikola Jokic

    Howard (LAL) and Jokic (DEN) briefly engage and separate during the rebound, but the contact does not affect his ability to retrieve the ball.

  • 01:19.1 Foul: Loose Ball Incorrect non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Dwight Howard

    Jokic (DEN) delivers contact to Howard's (LAL) back while simultaneously clamping his left arm and the contact affects his ability to rebound the ball.

  • 01:02.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Dwight Howard on Jamal Murray

    Howard (LAL) has a resting hand on Murray (DEN) that he does not extend or apply force with during his driving shot attempt. Howard legally contests the shot on his block attempt.

  • 01:00.0 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Nikola Jokic

    Caldwell-Pope (LAL) and Jokic (DEN) make marginal contact as they briefly engage and separate during the rebound.

  • 00:54.2 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Jerami Grant on Anthony Davis

    Grant (DEN) makes contact to Davis' (LAL) body that affects his SQBR.

  • 00:46.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Alex Caruso on Paul Millsap

    Caruso (LAL) establishes himself in a screening position in Millsap's (DEN) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 00:41.4 Foul: Loose Ball Incorrect non-call
    Paul Millsap on Anthony Davis

    Millsap (DEN) faces up with Davis (LAL) while grabbing his arm with two hands and the contact affects his ability to go for the rebound.

  • 00:40.0 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Correct non-call
    Anthony Davis on Jerami Grant

    A timeout is whistled before any contact between Davis (LAL) and Grant (DEN).

  • 00:32.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    LeBron James on Nikola Jokic

    James (LAL) makes marginal contact with Jokic's (DEN) at the start of the drive, but the contact does not affect his ability to start his dribble and path to the basket.

  • 00:29.6 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    LeBron James on Nikola Jokic

    James (LAL) maintains a legal guarding position and absorbs the contact with a collapsed forearm during the driving shot attempt by Jokic (DEN).

  • 00:27.9 Foul: Loose Ball Correct call
    LeBron James on Nikola Jokic

    James' (LAL) elbow makes contact to Jokic's (DEN) face during the rebound and the contact dislodges him.

  • 00:26.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Alex Caruso

    Jokic (DEN) establishes himself in a screening position in Caruso's (LAL) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 00:24.3 Foul: Personal Incorrect non-call
    Alex Caruso on Nikola Jokic

    Caruso (LAL) is still moving laterally as he slides in front of Jokic (DEN) and makes contact to his body that affects his SQBR.

  • 00:15.1 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope on Jamal Murray

    Caldwell-Pope (LAL) places a resting hand on Murray's (DEN) hip during the inbound, but the contact does not affect his FOM.

  • 00:15.1 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Gary Harris on Anthony Davis

    Harris (DEN) commits a take foul on Davis (LAL).

Verdicts and comments are the NBA's, published in its Last Two Minute Report. Only games within three points at the two-minute mark are reviewed, so this is officiating under maximum scrutiny rather than a sample of officiating generally.

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