HOU @ CLE

Q4

• 01:51.3 Foul: Shooting Correct call
  Tari Eason on Darius Garland

  Eason (HOU) jumps from point A to point B and initiates contact with Garland (CLE) that affects his driving shot attempt.

• 01:43 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
  Alperen Sengun on Evan Mobley

  Sengun (HOU) briefly grasps Mobley's (CLE) jersey off ball.

• 01:39 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
  Evan Mobley on Alperen Sengun

  Mobley (CLE) brings his hand forward towards Sengun's (HOU) front as he begins his drive to the basket, and the contact is marginal.

• 01:37 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
  Georges Niang on Amen Thompson

  Niang (CLE) cleanly deflects the ball away from Thompson (HOU).

• 01:32 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
  Alperen Sengun on Georges Niang

  Sengun (HOU) briefly grasps Niang's (CLE) arm off ball, and he immediately releases him as the post entry pass is being delivered.

• 01:31.1 Foul: Shooting Correct call
  Georges Niang on Alperen Sengun

  Niang (CLE) initiates contact with Sengun's (HOU) body that affects his shot near the rim.

• 01:31 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
  Alperen Sengun on Donovan Mitchell

  Sengun (HOU) cleanly deflects the ball away from Mitchell (CLE) as they pursue the rebound.

• 01:22.2 Turnover: Out of Bounds – Bad Pass Turn Correct call
  Evan Mobley on Rockets

  Mobley (CLE) is the last player to touch the ball before the ball goes out of bounds. Possession is correctly awarded to the Rockets.

• 01:22 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
  Alperen Sengun on Evan Mobley

  As Sengun (HOU) and Mobley (CLE) engage for positioning, Sengun's forearm makes marginal contact with Mobley's head/face during the inbound. 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.

• 01:21 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Correct call
  Evan Mobley on Rockets

  Mobley (CLE) is the last player to touch the ball before the ball goes out of bounds. Possession is correctly awarded to the Rockets.

• 01:05.0 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
  Evan Mobley on Alperen Sengun

  Mobley (CLE) moves alongside Sengun's (HOU) path and maintains a legal guarding position as he defends the post shot.

• 00:53.6 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
  Evan Mobley on Dillon Brooks

  Mobley (CLE) establishes himself in Brooks' (HOU) path and he absorbs the contact to his upper body.

• 00:52.5 Foul: Shooting Correct call
  Dillon Brooks on Donovan Mitchell

  Brooks (HOU) extends his right hand and makes contact with Mitchell's (CLE) arm, and the contact affects his jump shot attempt.

• 00:43.6 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
  Amen Thompson on Max Strus

  Thompson (HOU) establishes himself in Strus' (CLE) path and he absorbs the contact to his upper body.

• 00:38.9 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
  Alperen Sengun on Georges Niang

  Sengun (HOU) and Niang (CLE) briefly engage and disengage off ball.

• 00:34.0 Foul: Shooting Correct call
  Evan Mobley on Amen Thompson

  Mobley (CLE) is drawn into the air on the pump fake by Thompson (HOU), and delivers body contact that affects his shot attempt near the basket.

• 00:30.7 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
  Evan Mobley on Amen Thompson

  Mobley (CLE) establishes himself in a screening position in Thompson's (HOU) path and does not deliver contact.

• 00:25.8 Foul: Personal Correct call
  Donovan Mitchell on Fred VanVleet

  Mitchell (CLE) steps forward into VanVleet's (HOU) space and initiates body to body contact on ball.

• 00:16.5 Foul: Shooting Correct call
  Max Strus on Jalen Green

  Strus (CLE) extends his right hand and makes more than marginal contact to Green's (HOU) upper body. While the contact occurs prior to Green's gather, the Cavaliers are over the foul limit and free throws would be shot regardless.

• 00:12.3 Foul: Personal Correct call
  Georges Niang on Amen Thompson

  Niang (CLE) moves forward into Thompson's (HOU) space and delivers body to body contact that affects his SQBR.

• 00:05.4 Foul: Personal Correct call
  Donovan Mitchell on Amen Thompson

  Mitchell (CLE) commits a take foul on Thompson (HOU).

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.