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Sat, January 27, 2024 · 2023-24

HOU @ BKN

HOU 104 — BKN 106
Calls reviewed
18
Graded incorrect
3
Officials
Marat Kogut, Ben Taylor, Scott Wall

Q4

  • 01:59.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Cam Whitmore on Cam Thomas

    Whitmore (HOU) and Thomas (BKN) engage and disengage with one another, and marginal contact occurs off-ball.

  • 01:50.6 Turnover: Traveling Correct call
    Cam Thomas on Rockets

    Thomas (BKN) gathers the ball and jumps with the intent to pass when he lands before releasing the ball.

  • 01:19.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Spencer Dinwiddie on Fred VanVleet

    Dinwiddie (BKN) brings his off-arm toward VanVleet's (HOU) space, and marginal contact occurs as Dinwiddie releases away during the drive.

  • 01:05.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Spencer Dinwiddie on Jalen Green

    Dinwiddie (BKN) slides his hand off Green (HOU) as he aligns alongside Green's path, and marginal contact occurs at the end of the drive.

  • 01:04.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Jalen Green on Spencer Dinwiddie

    Green (HOU) goes to, not through, Dinwiddie's (BKN) space and marginal contact occurs as Green releases away during the drive.

  • 00:42.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Fred VanVleet on Spencer Dinwiddie

    VanVleet (HOU) moves alongside Dinwiddie's (BKN) path and marginal body contact occurs during the driving shot attempt.

  • 00:40.9 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Cam Whitmore on Nic Claxton

    After Claxton (BKN) has already lost control of the rebound, Whitmore (HOU) swipes toward the loose ball, and marginal contact occurs with Claxton. 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.

  • 00:25.9 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Nic Claxton on Jae'Sean Tate

    Claxton (BKN) and Tate (HOU) both engage and separate during the rebound.

  • 00:19.7 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Dillon Brooks on Dennis Smith Jr.

    Brooks (HOU) commits a take foul on Smith Jr. (BKN). The transition take foul rule does not apply to the last two minutes of either the fourth quarter or overtime.

  • 00:18.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Dorian Finney-Smith on Fred VanVleet

    Finney-Smith (BKN) legally contests VanVleet's (HOU) jump shot attempt.

  • 00:10.5 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Mikal Bridges on Alperen Sengun

    Bridges (BKN) slides his hand off the ball and onto Sengun's (HOU) arm, affecting his layup attempt.

  • 00:07.0 Foul: Away from Play Incorrect non-call
    Amen Thompson on Cam Thomas

    Thompson (HOU) initiates contact by wrapping his arm around Thomas' (BKN) upper body, which affects his FOM before the ball has been released during the inbound.

  • 00:05.0 Foul: Personal Incorrect call
    Jalen Green on Cam Thomas

    Green (HOU) makes clean contact with the ball and then he and Thomas (BKN) both have their hands firmly on it, which should have resulted in a jump ball.

  • 00:05.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on Mikal Bridges

    Sengun (HOU) and Bridges (BKN) both engage during the off-ball screen, causing marginal contact to occur before they separate.

  • 00:03.9 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Mikal Bridges on Fred VanVleet

    Bridges (BKN) extends both hands forward and commits a take foul on VanVleet (HOU) before the shot.

  • 00:03.8 Violation: Lane Incorrect non-call
    Fred VanVleet on Nets

    VanVleet (HOU) steps over the free-throw line before the shot touches the backboard.

  • 00:02.4 Foul: Loose Ball Correct call
    Nic Claxton on Alperen Sengun

    Claxton (BKN) continues to move into Sengun's (HOU) body and impedes his ability to pursue the rebound.

  • 00:00.6 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Amen Thompson on Spencer Dinwiddie

    Thompson (HOU) commits a take foul on Dinwiddie (BKN).

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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