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Mon, January 8, 2024 · 2023-24

BOS @ IND

BOS 131 — IND 133
Calls reviewed
23
Graded incorrect
2
Officials
Derek Richardson, Michael Smith, James Williams

Q4

  • 01:57.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Myles Turner on Derrick White

    Turner (IND) is firming up over his right leg when contact with White (BOS) occurs during the pick.

  • 01:50.9 Turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds Correct call
    Bennedict Mathurin on Celtics

    Mathurin (IND) is the last player to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds. Possession is correctly awarded to the Celtics.

  • 01:39 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Aaron Nesmith on Jaylen Brown

    Nesmith (IND) is moving alongside Brown's (BOS) path and marginal contact occurs during the drive.

  • 01:38.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Aaron Nesmith on Jaylen Brown

    Nesmith (IND) pulls his hand away from Brown (BOS) and his right hand grazes Brown's arm as he enters his upward shooting motion. The contact during the jump shot attempt is marginal.

  • 01:28.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Myles Turner on Jaylen Brown

    Turner (IND) is firming up over his left leg in Brown's (BOS) path and does not deliver contact during the pick.

  • 01:19.8 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Derrick White on Bennedict Mathurin

    White's (BOS) hand brushes Mathurin's (IND) off-arm as he aligns alongside Mathurin's path during the drive and the contact is marginal.

  • 01:18.5 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jaylen Brown on Myles Turner

    Brown (BOS) and Turner (IND) come together at the same spot on the floor and the contact away from the ball is marginal.

  • 01:17 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jrue Holiday on T.J. McConnell

    Holiday (BOS) cleanly deflects the ball away from McConnell (IND).

  • 01:16.1 Turnover: Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turn Correct call
    Bennedict Mathurin on Celtics

    Mathurin (IND) is the last player to touch the ball before the ball goes out of bounds. Possession is correctly awarded to the Celtics.

  • 01:10.6 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Jrue Holiday on T.J. McConnell

    Holiday (BOS) establishes himself in McConnell's (IND) path and does not deliver contact during the pick.

  • 00:45.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Jrue Holiday on T.J. McConnell

    Holiday (BOS) pulls his left arm away from McConnell's (IND) path and marginal arm contact occurs during McConnell's driving shot attempt.

  • 00:39.2 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Aaron Nesmith on Jaylen Brown

    Nesmith (IND) and Brown (BOS) come together at the same spot on the floor and the contact during Brown's dribble is marginal.

  • 00:35.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Kristaps Porzingis on Aaron Nesmith

    Porzingis' (BOS) hand lightly brushes Nesmith's (IND) arm as he sets the screen and the contact on the play is marginal.

  • 00:34.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Aaron Nesmith on Jaylen Brown

    Nesmith (IND) places and promptly removes his hand from Brown's (BOS) front and the contact at the start of the drive is marginal.

  • 00:18.1 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Myles Turner on Derrick White

    Turner (IND) firms up in White's (BOS) path and marginal contact occurs as the two players come together during the pick.

  • 00:03.2 Stoppage: Inadvertent Whistle Correct non-call
    Buddy Hield on Jaylen Brown

    On replay review, the coach's challenge of the shooting foul called on Hield (IND) was deemed successful. The video clearly shows that Hield reaches forward and makes contact with the ball from behind Brown (BOS). While in contact with the ball, Hield also makes minimal contact with Brown's head, and on review that contact was correctly deemed incidental. As the rulebook makes clear, the mere fact that contact occurs does not necessarily constitute a foul; contact which is incidental to an effort by a player to defend an opponent, reach a loose ball, or perform normal defensive or offensive movements is not considered illegal. Play resumed with IND possession, since Nesmith (IND) had imminent possession at the point of interruption.

  • 00:02.0 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Derrick White on Bennedict Mathurin

    White (BOS) commits a take foul on Mathurin (IND).

  • 00:02.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Myles Turner on Jaylen Brown

    Turner (IND) firms up over his right leg and marginal contact occurs as Brown (BOS) moves into the screen.

  • 00:02.0 Foul: Offensive Incorrect non-call
    Myles Turner on Derrick White

    Turner (IND) turns his lower body into White (BOS) and delivers contact during the screen.

  • 00:00.6 Foul: Shooting Incorrect call
    Kristaps Porzingis on Bennedict Mathurin

    Porzingis (BOS) is above the ball and legally contests Mathurin's (IND) shot attempt, with some incidental arm contact occurring concurrent with the block. Referees conducted a replay review to determine if the foul was called with no time remaining on the clock (00:00), and determined it was called before the expiration of time. The clock was reset with 0.6 remaining on the clock. The foul itself was not a reviewable matter under this replay trigger.

  • 00:00.3 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Myles Turner on Luke Kornet

    Turner (IND) momentarily rests his hand on Kornet's (BOS) shoulder and the marginal contact dissolves as both players launch into the air to make a play on the ball.

  • 00:00.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Al Horford on Isaiah Jackson

    Horford (BOS) and Jackson (IND) engage as the inbounds pass is released into the air and the contact is marginal.

  • 00:00.2 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Myles Turner on Luke Kornet

    Turner (IND) brings his hand toward the ball and his arm grazes the top of Kornet's (BOS) head during his contest of the tip-in attempt at the basket and the contact is marginal. Contact to an opponent's head/face can be deemed marginal when the result of a natural basketball move, provided the contact is not disproportionate or uncontrolled.

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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