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Thu, January 7, 2021 · 2020-21

DAL @ DEN

DAL 124 — DEN 117
Calls reviewed
30
Graded incorrect
4
Officials
John Goble, Tre Maddox, Ashley Moyer-Gleich

Q4

  • 01:59.6 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Gary Harris on Luka Doncic

    Harris (DEN) maintains a legal guarding position on Doncic (DAL) during the drive. He places an arm against his side and when he swipes down he avoids making any contact.

  • 01:50.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Luka Doncic

    Jokic (DEN) maintains a legal guarding position during the driving shot attempt by Doncic (DAL).

  • 01:50.0 Foul: Defense 3 Second Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Luka Doncic

    Jokic (DEN) is in the lane for less than three seconds and becomes imminently legal when Doncic (DAL) drives to the rim.

  • 01:34.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Willie Cauley-Stein on Nikola Jokic

    Cauley-Stein (DAL) maintains a legal guarding position during the play at the basket by Jokic (DEN).

  • 01:32 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Dorian Finney-Smith

    Multiple angles were reviewed. Jokic (DEN) swipes down toward the ball. There is no clear and conclusive video angle that shows contact with Finney-Smith (DAL).

  • 01:18.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Paul Millsap on Maxi Kleber

    Milsap (DEN) makes contact with Kleber?s (DAL) off arm before he starts his upward shooting motion and does not affect his SQBR.

  • 01:15.8 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Willie Cauley-Stein

    During the rebound, Jokic (DEN) and Cauley-Stein (DAL) engage and disengage.

  • 00:58.7 Foul: Personal Incorrect call
    Dorian Finney-Smith on Nikola Jokic

    Finney-Smith (DAL) makes marginal contact with Jokic (DEN), whose reaction is not consistent with the level of contact.

  • 00:51.7 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Josh Richardson on Jamal Murray

    Murray (DEN) is in a legal position in Richardson's (DAL) path, who turns and rolls into Murray, without delivering contact.

  • 00:50.2 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Willie Cauley-Stein

    Jokic (DEN) cleanly deflects the pass away from Cauley-Stein (DAL).

  • 00:40 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Josh Richardson on Nikola Jokic

    Richardson (DAL) makes marginal contact with Jokic (DEN) prior to the pass.

  • 00:29 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Josh Richardson on Nikola Jokic

    Richardson (DAL) briefly grasps and releases Jokic's (DEN) jersey, and does not affect his FOM.

  • 00:26.5 Turnover: 3 Second Violation Incorrect non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Mavericks

    Jokic (DEN) is in the lane for longer than three seconds.

  • 00:17.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Willie Cauley-Stein on Nikola Jokic

    Cauley-Stein (DAL) tries to steal the ball and marginal contact occurs to Jokic's (DEN) arm.

  • 00:02.4 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Willie Cauley-Stein on Nikola Jokic

    During the screen, Cauley-Stein (DAL) and Jokic (DEN) engage and disengage and the contact is marginal.

  • 00:02.4 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Gary Harris on Willie Cauley-Stein

    Harris (DEN) establishes himself in a screening position in Cauley-Stein's (DAL) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

Q5

  • 01:58.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Jamal Murray on Josh Richardson

    Murray (DEN) maintains a legal guarding position during the driving shot attempt by Richardson (DAL).

  • 01:47.2 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Dorian Finney-Smith on Will Barton

    Finney-Smith (DAL) maintains a legal guarding position during the driving shot attempt by Barton (DEN). Barton fumbles the ball and legally recovers it prior to starting his upward shooting motion, gathering on his right foot and then jumping off his left.

  • 01:32 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Luka Doncic on Will Barton

    Doncic (DAL) maintains space with a forearm at the start and end of his drive without extending it into Barton (DEN).

  • 01:21.1 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Josh Richardson

    Jokic (DEN) is in Richardson's (DAL) path before the contact on the dribble hand-off. After the initial contact, Jokic moves off the screen and Richardson changes direction along with Murray (DEN), back into Jokic, who is in his path.

  • 01:15.9 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Josh Richardson on Nikola Jokic

    At the start of the drive, Richardson (DAL) places a hand/arm to Jokic's (DEN) front that affects his SQBR. The illegal contact by Richardson precedes any contact delivered by Jokic.

  • 01:15.8 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Maxi Kleber on PJ Dozier

    During the drive, Kleber (DAL) maintains a legal guarding position on Dozier (DEN).

  • 01:11.8 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Dorian Finney-Smith on Nikola Jokic

    Finney-Smith (DAL) makes incidental contact with Jokic (DEN) as he cleanly deflects the pass away.

  • 01:00.7 Foul: Shooting Incorrect call
    Will Barton on Willie Cauley-Stein

    Barton (DEN) cleanly dislodges the ball from Cauley-Stein (DAL) during his driving shot attempt. Any contact to Cauley-Stein's hand/arm after the ball is dislodged is deemed incidental.

  • 00:56.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Nikola Jokic on Dorian Finney-Smith

    Jokic (DEN) establishes himself in a screening position in Finney-Smith's (DAL) path and gives him room to avoid the contact.

  • 00:36 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Gary Harris on Luka Doncic

    Harris (DEN) reaches for the ball and makes marginal contact with Doncic's (DAL) arm without affecting his ability to control the ball.

  • 00:22.2 Foul: Shooting Incorrect non-call
    Willie Cauley-Stein on Jamal Murray

    Cauley-Stein (DAL) makes foot to foot contact with Murray (DEN) when he returns to the floor from his jump shot attempt.

  • 00:20.3 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    PJ Dozier on Maxi Kleber

    Dozier (DEN) jumps and reaches for the ball and any contact with Kleber (DAL) as he secures the rebound is incidental.

  • 00:15.1 Foul: Personal Correct call
    PJ Dozier on Luka Doncic

    Dozier (DEN) commits a take foul on Doncic (DAL).

  • 00:14.3 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Willie Cauley-Stein on Nikola Jokic

    Cauley-Stein (DAL) maintains a legal guarding position during the jump shot attempt by Jokic (DEN).

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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