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Mon, March 31, 2025 · 2024-25

HOU @ LAL

HOU 98 — LAL 104
Calls reviewed
17
Graded incorrect
1
Officials
Tre Maddox, Brandon Schwab, Josh Tiven

Q4

  • 01:54.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Austin Reaves on Amen Thompson

    Reaves (LAL) cleanly deflects the pass away from Thompson (HOU).

  • 01:40.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Amen Thompson on Luka Doncic

    Thompson (HOU) places a hand on Doncic's (LAL) body and the contact as he reaches in is marginal.

  • 01:24.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    LeBron James on Alperen Sengun

    James (LAL) extends his hands slightly into Sengun (HOU), who accentuates the marginal contact.

  • 01:15.4 Turnover: Traveling Correct non-call
    Amen Thompson on Lakers

    Thompson (HOU) gathers the ball and makes a legal move to the basket.

  • 01:01.1 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Rui Hachimura on Fred VanVleet

    Hachimura (LAL) steps laterally toward VanVleet (HOU) to set the pick, but the contact is marginal.

  • 00:51.0 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on LeBron James

    Sengun (HOU) briefly engages with James (LAL) to establish position.

  • 00:49.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Rui Hachimura on Alperen Sengun

    Hachimura (LAL) cleanly deflects the ball away from Sengun (HOU).

  • 00:46.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Amen Thompson on Austin Reaves

    Thompson (HOU) reaches for the ball and any contact that occurs does not affect Reaves' (LAL) SQBR.

  • 00:25.0 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Alperen Sengun on LeBron James

    Sengun (HOU) obtains a legal guarding position in front of James (LAL), who creates the contact by leaning into Sengun.

  • 00:20.1 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Austin Reaves on Dillon Brooks

    Reaves (LAL) reaches in across Brooks' (HOU) arm, affecting his driving shot attempt.

  • 00:16.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Amen Thompson on Dorian Finney-Smith

    Thompson (HOU) reaches for the ball and cleanly dislodges it away from Finney-Smith (LAL) prior to incidental arm contact occurring.

  • 00:13.2 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Incorrect non-call
    Amen Thompson on Dorian Finney-Smith

    Thompson (HOU) maintains his hand on the ball while he steps out of bounds. The Lakers are granted a timeout, but an out-of-bounds should have been whistled instead with the Lakers retaining possession.

  • 00:13.0 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Correct call
    Jabari Smith Jr. on Dorian Finney-Smith

    Smith Jr. (HOU) deflects the throw-in out of bounds.

  • 00:11.1 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Amen Thompson on LeBron James

    Thompson (HOU) commits a take foul on James (LAL).

  • 00:09.3 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    LeBron James on Alperen Sengun

    James (LAL) cleanly blocks Sengun's (HOU) layup attempt.

  • 00:07.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Gabe Vincent on Dillon Brooks

    Vincent (LAL) contests the jump shot attempt and avoids making contact with Brooks' (HOU) arm.

  • 00:03.2 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Alperen Sengun on Dorian Finney-Smith

    Sengun (HOU) commits a take foul on Finney-Smith (LAL).

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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