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Thu, April 28, 2022 · 2021-22

DAL @ UTA

DAL 98 — UTA 96
Calls reviewed
22
Graded incorrect
0
Officials
Pat Fraher, David Guthrie, Sean Wright

Q4

  • 01:54.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Jalen Brunson on Bojan Bogdanovic

    Brunson (DAL) engages and disengages with Bogdanovic (UTA) as Bogdanovic moves to set the pick.

  • 01:50.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Spencer Dinwiddie on Bojan Bogdanovic

    Dinwiddie (DAL) closes out the jump shot attempt and marginal contact occurs with Bogdanovic's (UTA) right wrist after the release. Dinwiddie is jumping to the side of Bogdanovic and would avoid Bogdanovic's right foot if he didn't extend it out to the side to initiate the marginal contact thereafter.

  • 01:33.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Royce O'Neale on Luka Doncic

    O'Neale (UTA) is moving alongside Doncic's (DAL) path and marginal contact occurs with Doncic's side as they move over the pick.

  • 01:30.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Donovan Mitchell on Dorian Finney-Smith

    Mitchell (UTA) closes out the jump shot attempt and marginal contact occurs with Finney-Smith's (DAL) upper body after the release.

  • 01:21.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Royce O'Neale on Jalen Brunson

    O'Neale (UTA) turns slightly as he braces for the impending contact with Brunson (DAL), which O'Neale absorbs as he sets the pick.

  • 01:16.1 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-call
    Royce O'Neale on Jalen Brunson

    O'Neale (UTA) jumps forward in pursuit of the rebound and marginal contact occurs with Brunson's (DAL) face prior to O'Neale making contact with the ball. 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.

  • 01:02.5 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Royce O'Neale on Reggie Bullock

    O'Neale (UTA) and Bullock (DAL) engage and disengage with one another as the pick is set.

  • 00:55.8 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Royce O'Neale on Jalen Brunson

    O'Neale (UTA) initiates contact with Brunson's (DAL) right foot and left side, affecting Brunson's SQBR at the end of the drive. O'Neale leans in and head to head contact occurs with Brunson. 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.

  • 00:53.4 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Reggie Bullock on Mike Conley

    Bullock (DAL) places his arm on Conley's (UTA) back and as he stops short and changes directions, Conley's momentum carries him forward.

  • 00:51.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Royce O'Neale on Dorian Finney-Smith

    O'Neale (UTA) briefly has his arms around Finney-Smith's (DAL) upper half before correcting.

  • 00:50.8 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Reggie Bullock on Rudy Gobert

    Bullock (DAL) establishes himself in a screening position in Gobert's (UTA) path and gives Gobert a step of distance to avoid the contact, which Bullock absorbs.

  • 00:39.5 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Dorian Finney-Smith on Donovan Mitchell

    Finney-Smith (DAL) makes clean contact with the ball and partially dislodges it away from Mitchell (UTA) prior to any incidental arm contact occurring.

  • 00:39.0 Turnover: Traveling Correct non-call
    Donovan Mitchell on Mavericks

    After the ball is partially dislodged away, Mitchell (UTA) re-gains full control of the ball while airborne and his right foot legally returns to the floor prior to the release of the pass.

  • 00:37.3 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Luka Doncic on Rudy Gobert

    Doncic (DAL) brushes Gobert's (UTA) right arm and marginal contact occurs prior to the start of Gobert's upward shooting motion.

  • 00:36.7 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Dorian Finney-Smith on Rudy Gobert

    Finney-Smith (DAL) avoids making contact with Gobert's (UTA) right elbow and legally contests the layup attempt.

  • 00:24.1 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Royce O'Neale on Luka Doncic

    O'Neale (UTA) brings his right hand forward and marginal contact occurs with Doncic's (DAL) left forearm near halfcourt.

  • 00:21.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Dorian Finney-Smith on Royce O'Neale

    Finney-Smith (DAL) establishes himself in a screening position in O'Neale's (UTA) path and absorbs the contact as the defensive switch takes place.

  • 00:13.3 Foul: Shooting Correct non-call
    Rudy Gobert on Luka Doncic

    Gobert (UTA) maintains a rested forearm on Doncic's (DAL) side after Doncic's gather and marginal contact occurs as Doncic fades away from the basket during the driving shot attempt.

  • 00:06.1 Foul: Personal Correct non-call
    Spencer Dinwiddie on Mike Conley

    Dinwiddie (DAL) rests his hand on Conley's (UTA) back before he makes the pass and the contact is marginal.

  • 00:05.0 Turnover: Traveling Correct call
    Mike Conley on Spencer Dinwiddie

    Conley (UTA) gathers on his left foot and steps with his right foot to establish a pivot. In an effort to evade defenders, he drags his pivot foot forward before releasing the pass.

  • 00:04.3 Foul: Personal Correct call
    Bojan Bogdanovic on Jalen Brunson

    Bogdanovic (UTA) commits a take foul on Brunson (DAL).

  • 00:04.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-call
    Jordan Clarkson on Spencer Dinwiddie

    Clarkson (UTA) and Dinwiddie (DAL) engage and disengage with one another during the inbound.

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