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Fri, November 21, 2025 · 2025-26

NOP @ DAL

NOP 115 — DAL 118
Calls reviewed
15
Graded incorrect
1
Officials
Dannica Baroody, Jason Goldenberg, Bill Kennedy

Q4

  • 01:58 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Dereck Lively II on Zion Williamson

    Lively II (DAL) makes clean hand on ball contact dislodging the ball from Williamson's (NOP) possession.

  • 01:53.5 Foul: Shooting Correct call
    Dereck Lively II on Zion Williamson

    Lively II (DAL) makes contact with Williamson's (NOP) arm that affects his shot attempt.

  • 01:45.1 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Dereck Lively II on Derik Queen

    Lively II (DAL) is already in Queen's (NOP) path when contact occurs, and he absorbs the contact during the screen.

  • 01:41.3 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Zion Williamson on Naji Marshall

    Williamson (NOP) makes clean contact with the ball and dislodges it away from Marshall (DAL) prior to incidental arm contact occurring.

  • 01:37.4 Foul: Shooting Incorrect call
    Max Christie on Zion Williamson

    Christie (DAL) maintains a legal guarding position during Williamson's (NOP) drive to the basket and absorbs the body contact. Marshall (DAL) then makes clean contact with the ball to dislodge it from Williamson's possession.

  • 01:27 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jeremiah Fears on Cooper Flagg

    Fears (NOP) is moving alongside Flagg's (DAL) path and absorbs the marginal contact that occurs during the drive.

  • 01:21.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Jeremiah Fears on Cooper Flagg

    Fears (NOP) establishes, and maintains, a legal guarding position as he defends Flagg's (DAL) shot attempt.

  • 01:09.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Dereck Lively II on Derik Queen

    Queen (NOP) loses control of the ball and Lively II (DAL) is able to gain possession.

  • 00:44.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Naji Marshall on Zion Williamson

    Marshall (DAL) establishes, and maintains, a legal guarding position as he defends Williamson's (NOP) shot attempt.

  • 00:41.6 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Derik Queen on Naji Marshall

    Queen (NOP) makes clean contact with the ball and cleanly dislodges it away from Marshall (DAL) prior to incidental arm contact occurring.

  • 00:36.4 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Dereck Lively II on Herbert Jones

    Lively II (DAL) is late to establish a screening position, but the ensuing contact with Jones (NOP) is marginal.

  • 00:16.3 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Cooper Flagg

    Williamson (NOP) and Jones (NOP) both reach in as Flagg (DAL) splits the defenders and the contact is marginal.

  • 00:11.0 Foul: Personal Take Correct call
    Jeremiah Fears on Max Christie

    Fears (NOP) commits a take foul on Christie (DAL).

  • 00:10.9 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Max Christie on Trey Murphy III

    Christie (DAL) and Murphy III (NOP) briefly engage and disengage off-ball.

  • 00:10.9 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Herbert Jones on Max Christie

    Jones (NOP) establishes a wide screening position in Christie's (DAL) path and the ensuing contact is marginal.

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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