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Wed, March 9, 2022 · 2021-22

LAL @ HOU

LAL 130 — HOU 139
Calls reviewed
11
Graded incorrect
2
Officials
John Butler, Michael Smith, Ben Taylor

Q4

  • 01:48.9 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Russell Westbrook on Alperen Sengun

    Westbrook (LAL) engage in incidental arm contact with Sengun (HOU) as they both pursue the rebound.

  • 01:36.8 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on Austin Reaves

    Sengun (HOU) establishes himself in a screening position in the path of Reaves (LAL) firms up and absorbs the contact.

  • 01:26.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    LeBron James on Alperen Sengun

    James (LAL) maintains a legal guarding position and cleanly blocks the driving shot attempt by Sengun (HOU).

  • 01:23.6 Turnover: 24 Second Violation Correct call
    Rockets on Lakers

    HOU does not get a shot attempt off that makes contact with the rime, within the twenty four seconds allotted to them.

  • 00:35.7 Foul: Offensive Incorrect non-call
    Kenyon Martin Jr. on Austin Reaves

    Martin Jr. (HOU) establishes himself in a screening position in the path of Reaves (LAL), but extends his lower body into Reaves and affects his ability to defend around the pick.

  • 00:33.2 Foul: Shooting Incorrect non-call
    Russell Westbrook on Jalen Green

    Westbrook (LAL) extends his arm and makes contact with Green's (HOU) body that affects his driving shot attempt.

  • 00:31.5 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on LeBron James

    Sengun (HOU) makes contact with the ball last before it goes OOB. LAL correctly maintain possession of the ball.

  • 00:18.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Eric Gordon on LeBron James

    Gordon (HOU) maintains a legal guarding position during the running fade away shot attempt by James (LAL).

  • 00:13.8 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Correct non-call
    Jalen Green on Russell Westbrook

    Replay confirmed that, Green (HOU) is last to make contact with the ball before it goes OOB. LAL correctly maintains possession of the ball.

  • 00:02.6 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Russell Westbrook on Jalen Green

    As Westbrook (LAL) and Green (HOU) both meet in the paint, Westbrook does not extend his off arm into Green's body to dislodge him from his legal guarding position.

  • 00:00.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Kenyon Martin Jr. on Carmelo Anthony

    Martin Jr (HOU) makes marginal contact to Anthony's (LAL) body as he is in his upward shooting motion during the jump shot attempt.

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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