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Thu, January 12, 2023 · 2022-23

DAL @ LAL

DAL 119 — LAL 115
Calls reviewed
41
Graded incorrect
7
Officials
Tre Maddox, Suyash Mehta, Josh Tiven

Q4

  • 01:50.4 Foul: Offensive Correct call
    Tim Hardaway Jr. on Dennis Schroder

    Hardaway Jr. (DAL) extends both hands into Schroder (LAL) and dislodges him from his position.

  • 01:41.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Troy Brown Jr. on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Brown Jr. (LAL) establishes himself in Hardaway Jr.'s (DAL) path and does not deliver illegal contact.

  • 01:39.2 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Christian Wood on Wenyen Gabriel

    Wood (DAL) jumps vertically contesting the drive to the basket by Gabriel (LAL).

  • 01:39.2 Foul: Offensive Incorrect non-call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Christian Wood

    Gabriel (LAL) leads with his knee and delivers contact to Wood's (DAL) midsection that dislodges him from his legally obtained defensive position at the end of the drive.

  • 01:26.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Dennis Schroder on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Schroder (LAL) makes clean contact with the ball and deflects it away from Hardaway Jr. (DAL) prior to incidental contact occurring at the start of the drive.

  • 01:18.0 Foul: Personal Incorrect non-call
    Russell Westbrook on Luka Doncic

    Westbrook (LAL) initiates contact with Doncic (DAL) off ball and affects his FOM.

  • 01:14.6 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Christian Wood

    At the end of the drive, Gabriel (LAL) initiates contact with Wood (DAL) as he attempts to pass.

  • 00:45.0 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Christian Wood on Russell Westbrook

    Wood (DAL) places a hand on Westbrook (LAL) and marginal body contact occurs during the driving shot attempt.

  • 00:43.2 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Luka Doncic on LeBron James

    Doncic (DAL) jumps towards James (LAL) near the basket and the body contact is marginal.

  • 00:42.4 Violation: Jump Ball Incorrect call
    LeBron James on Reggie Bullock

    Bullock (DAL) dislodges the ball from James (LAL) before he returns to the floor and a held ball should not have been whistled. When play resumes with a jump ball, the jumper for Dallas should have been Bullock instead of Dinwiddie (DAL).

  • 00:29.7 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Gabriel (LAL) closes out to the side of Hardaway Jr. (DAL) during the jump shot attempt and any contact as he returns to the floor is marginal.

  • 00:20.1 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Luka Doncic on LeBron James

    Doncic (DAL) commits a take foul on James (LAL).

  • 00:11.8 Turnover: 5 Second Violation Correct non-call
    Luka Doncic on Lakers

    Doncic (LAL) releases the throw-in within five seconds.

  • 00:11.2 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Reggie Bullock on Russell Westbrook

    Replay review of the foul called on Bullock (DAL) pursuant to a coach's challenge was deemed unsuccessful. Bullock (DAL) commits a take foul, but the foul is committed on Westbrook (LAL) and not Schroder (LAL).

  • 00:07.7 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Dennis Schroder on Luka Doncic

    Schroder (LAL) legally contests Doncic's (DAL) jump shot attempt.

  • 00:02.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Tim Hardaway Jr. on Troy Brown Jr.

    Hardaway Jr. (DAL) legally contests Brown Jr.'s (LAL) jump shot attempt and makes contact with the ball. Any "high-five" contact is considered incidental.

Q5

  • 01:59.7 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Spencer Dinwiddie

    Gabriel (LAL) jumps alongside Dinwiddie (DAL) and marginal body contact occurs during Dinwiddie's dunk attempt.

  • 01:46.0 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Spencer Dinwiddie on Wenyen Gabriel

    Dinwiddie (DAL) is late to the spot and does not establish himself in a legal guarding position prior to contact occurring with Gabriel (LAL) during the play at the basket.

  • 01:15.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    LeBron James on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    James (LAL) brings his off-arm slightly forward and marginal contact occurs with Hardaway Jr. (DAL) as James releases away during the drive.

  • 01:11.4 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Spencer Dinwiddie on LeBron James

    Dinwiddie (DAL) initiates contact with James (LAL) in the lane that causes him to trip, affecting his SQBR.

  • 00:52.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Luka Doncic on Troy Brown Jr.

    Doncic (DAL) brings his off-arm slightly toward Brown Jr. (LAL) and marginal contact occurs as Doncic releases away during the drive.

  • 00:42.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    As Hardaway Jr. (DAL) goes underneath the pick, him and Gabriel (LAL) engage and are moving in the same direction. Gabriel does not extend into Hardaway Jr.'s path or otherwise dislodge him from his position.

  • 00:27.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Tim Hardaway Jr. on Russell Westbrook

    Hardaway Jr. (DAL) firms up on his right foot in Westbrook's (LAL) path and marginal contact occurs during the pick.

  • 00:08.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Troy Brown Jr. on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Brown Jr. (LAL) establishes himself in Hardaway Jr.'s (DAL) path and does not deliver illegal contact.

  • 00:02.9 Foul: Shooting Incorrect non-call
    Christian Wood on LeBron James

    Wood (DAL) initiates contact to James' (LAL) left arm before blocking the shot, and the illegal contact affects his shot attempt.

  • 00:02.4 Foul: Loose Ball Incorrect non-call
    Luka Doncic on Wenyen Gabriel

    Doncic (DAL) initiates contact to Gabriel's (LAL) arm, which affects his ability to control the rebound.

Q6

  • 01:53.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Spencer Dinwiddie

    Gabriel (LAL) moves alongside Dinwiddie's (DAL) path and marginal body contact occurs during the driving shot attempt.

  • 01:47.2 Foul: Offensive Incorrect non-call
    LeBron James on Spencer Dinwiddie

    James (LAL) extends his hands into Dinwiddie (DAL) during the pick to create space as he rolls.

  • 01:46.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    LeBron James on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    James (LAL) posts up in the lane with Hardaway Jr. (DAL) and the marginal contact does not dislodge Hardaway Jr. from his defensive position.

  • 01:44.0 Foul: Offensive Incorrect non-call
    LeBron James on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    James (LAL) extends his left arm and initiates contact with Hardaway Jr. (DAL) as the pass is made, subsequently affecting Hardaway Jr.'s ability to defend it.

  • 01:40.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Christian Wood on LeBron James

    Wood (DAL) cleanly blocks James' (LAL) shot attempt at the rim.

  • 01:34.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Tim Hardaway Jr. on Dennis Schroder

    Hardaway Jr. (DAL) does not deliver illegal contact to Schroder (LAL) as both players move up court at the start of the possession.

  • 01:14.4 Foul: Offensive Correct call
    Troy Brown Jr. on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Brown Jr. (LAL) continues moving into Hardaway Jr. (DAL) and does not give him any room to avoid the contact.

  • 00:58.6 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Dennis Schroder on Spencer Dinwiddie

    Schroder (LAL) contests the post shot attempt and marginal contact occurs with Dinwiddie's (DAL) arm after the release.

  • 00:53.2 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Gabriel (LAL) establishes himself in Hardaway Jr.'s (DAL) path and does not deliver illegal contact.

  • 00:31.1 Foul: Loose Ball Correct call
    Christian Wood on Wenyen Gabriel

    Wood (DAL) dislodges Gabriel (LAL) from his rebounding position, which affects his ability to pursue the loose ball.

  • 00:24.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Wenyen Gabriel on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Gabriel (LAL) establishes himself in Hardaway Jr.'s (DAL) path and does not deliver illegal contact.

  • 00:20.2 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Dwight Powell on Wenyen Gabriel

    Powell (DAL) briefly places a hand on Gabriel's (LAL) shoulder but immediately removes it without impacting his ability to get to the rebound.

  • 00:15.0 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Russell Westbrook on Tim Hardaway Jr.

    Westbrook (LAL) commits a take foul on Hardaway Jr. (DAL).

  • 00:11.7 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Dennis Schroder on Reggie Bullock

    Schroder (LAL) wraps his left arm around Bullock's (DAL) hip, affecting his SQBR.

  • 00:11.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Dennis Schroder on Dwight Powell

    Schroder (LAL) briefly engages and disengages with Powell (DAL) as he goes underneath the screen.

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