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Wed, October 30, 2024 · 2024-25

BOS @ IND

BOS 132 — IND 135
Calls reviewed
38
Graded incorrect
2
Officials
Kevin Cutler, Ed Malloy, Matt Myers

Q4

  • 01:59.0 Turnover: Traveling Incorrect call
    Pascal Siakam on Celtics

    White (BOS) reaches in and initiates illegal contact to Siakam's (IND) wrist, causing him to slide his pivot foot. A foul should have been called on White instead of a traveling violation.

  • 01:53.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Derrick White on Bennedict Mathurin

    White (BOS) and Mathurin (IND) briefly engage and disengage off ball.

  • 01:42.8 Foul: Offensive Correct call
    Isaiah Jackson on Payton Pritchard

    Jackson (IND) establishes himself in a wide screening position and the illegal lower body contact causes Pritchard (BOS) to lose his balance.

  • 01:37.5 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Bennedict Mathurin on Derrick White

    Mathurin (IND) reaches for the ball and the resulting contact with White (BOS) is marginal.

  • 01:37.0 Turnover: Traveling Correct non-call
    Derrick White on Pacers

    As White (BOS) makes a move to the basket, he bobbles the ball and regains possession with his right foot planted on the floor. He then maintains his pivot foot before stepping into his shooting motion.

  • 01:35.3 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Bennedict Mathurin on Derrick White

    Mathurin (IND) is drawn into the air towards White (BOS) as a result of the pump fake and although he brushes his side, the contact does not affect his shot attempt.

  • 01:33.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Obi Toppin on Derrick White

    Toppin (IND) establishes himself in White's (BOS) path and absorbs the contact as the two players come together.

  • 01:28.0 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Aaron Nesmith on Jayson Tatum

    Nesmith (IND) initiates illegal contact across Tatum's (BOS) wrist before getting to the ball.

  • 01:09.5 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jaylen Brown on Bennedict Mathurin

    Brown (BOS) reaches in and makes clean contact with the ball that causes Mathurin (IND) to lose possession.

  • 01:08.9 Foul: Loose Ball Incorrect non-call
    Jaylen Brown on Bennedict Mathurin

    Brown (BOS) wraps his arm around Mathurin's (IND) leg and pulls him, affecting his ability to pursue the loose ball.

  • 00:53.1 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Payton Pritchard on Pascal Siakam

    Pritchard (BOS) and Siakam (IND) briefly engage and disengage following the pick.

  • 00:48.5 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jaylen Brown on Pascal Siakam

    At the start of Siakam's (IND) drive, he lowers his head into Brown's (BOS) outstretched arm. 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.

  • 00:44.2 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Neemias Queta on Ben Sheppard

    Queta (BOS) cleanly blocks Sheppard's (IND) layup attempt.

  • 00:34.3 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Tyrese Haliburton on Jayson Tatum

    Haliburton (IND) makes contact with Tatum's (BOS) arm that affects his driving shot attempt.

  • 00:21.3 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Payton Pritchard on Tyrese Haliburton

    Pritchard (BOS) legally contests Haliburton's (IND) jump shot attempt.

  • 00:14.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Tyrese Haliburton on Jayson Tatum

    Haliburton (IND) legally contests Tatum's (BOS) jump shot attempt.

  • 00:01.6 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Derrick White on Tyrese Haliburton

    White (BOS) makes contact with the ball as he contests Haliburton's (IND) jump shot attempt and there is no illegal contact on the play.

  • 00:01.6 Turnover: Traveling Correct non-call
    Tyrese Haliburton on Celtics

    Haliburton (IND) releases his shot attempt before returning to the floor.

Q5

  • 01:51.6 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Payton Pritchard on T.J. McConnell

    Pritchard (BOS) rests a hand against McConnell's (IND) side without applying force during the driving shot attempt.

  • 01:50.5 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Pascal Siakam on Jaylen Brown

    Siakam (IND) and Brown's (BOS) arms briefly become tangled during the rebound.

  • 01:37.6 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Jaylen Brown on Bennedict Mathurin

    Brown (BOS) legally contests Mathurin's (IND) driving shot attempt.

  • 01:27.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Jayson Tatum on T.J. McConnell

    Tatum (BOS) firms up in a screening position in McConnell's (IND) path and does not deliver contact as he retracts his arms against his own body.

  • 01:21.1 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Neemias Queta on Obi Toppin

    Queta (BOS) and Toppin (IND) engage as they elevate in pursuit of the rebound and the contact on the play is marginal.

  • 01:18.0 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Bennedict Mathurin on Jaylen Brown

    Mathurin (IND) legally contests Brown's (BOS) jump shot attempt.

  • 01:09.4 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Tyrese Haliburton on Payton Pritchard

    Haliburton (IND) is drawn into the air towards Pritchard (BOS) and he initiates arm and body contact, which affects Pritchard's layup attempt at the basket.

  • 00:40.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Tyrese Haliburton on Derrick White

    Haliburton (IND) avoids making any illegal contact with White (BOS) during the layup attempt at the basket.

  • 00:39.7 Violation: Defensive Goaltending Correct call
    Obi Toppin on Celtics

    Toppin (IND) touches the ball after it comes into contact with the backboard and is above rim-level with a chance to score.

  • 00:37.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Jaylen Brown on Pascal Siakam

    Brown (BOS) rests and removes his left hand from Siakam's (IND) side as he enters his upward shooting motion and this contact is marginal. Brown then contests the shot attempt and incidental "high-five" contact occurs with Siakam (IND) after the release.

  • 00:36.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Ben Sheppard on Derrick White

    Sheppard (IND) briefly has both arms around White (BOS) and immediately releases, allowing White to move freely.

  • 00:34.2 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Jayson Tatum on Pascal Siakam

    Tatum (BOS) places his off-arm against Siakam's (IND) body and releases from the contact.

  • 00:28.2 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Payton Pritchard on Ben Sheppard

    Pritchard (BOS) and Sheppard (IND) both have their hands on the ball and any contact between the two players is incidental. A held ball is correctly whistled.

  • 00:28.0 Stoppage: TimeOut Correct non-call
    Pacers on Celtics

    Pritchard (BOS) has both hands on the ball when Indiana attempts to make a timeout request. Since Indiana is not in possession of the ball, officials do not award a timeout to the Pacers.

  • 00:27.2 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Pascal Siakam on Jayson Tatum

    Siakam (IND) and Tatum (BOS) briefly engage and disengage during the jump ball.

  • 00:07.8 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Derrick White on Pascal Siakam

    White (BOS) legally contests Siakam's (IND) jump shot attempt.

  • 00:06.6 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Bennedict Mathurin on Payton Pritchard

    Pritchard (BOS) loses his balance and as him and Mathurin (IND) come together at the same spot on the floor and the contact is incidental.

  • 00:05.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Bennedict Mathurin on Jaylen Brown

    Mathurin (IND) legally contests Brown's (BOS) jump shot attempt.

  • 00:03.2 Turnover: Lost Ball Out of Bounds Correct call
    Jaylen Brown on Pacers

    Brown's (BOS) jump shot attempt goes out of bounds and Indiana is correctly given possession.

  • 00:03.2 Turnover: Out of Bounds Correct non-call
    Tyrese Haliburton on Celtics

    Haliburton (IND) legally reestablishes himself in the court of play prior to coming into contact with the ball.

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