NYK @ DET
Q4
- 01:45.1 Foul: Shooting Correct non-callDennis Schroder on Jalen Brunson
Schroder (DET) contests the jump shot attempt and avoids making contact with Brunson's (NYK) arm.
- 01:31.4 Foul: Shooting Correct non-callKarl-Anthony Towns on Cade Cunningham
Towns (NYK) jumps vertically and absorbs the ensuing contact with Cunningham (DET) during his driving shot attempt. Cunningham loses control of the ball as a result of the incidental contact between the two players.
- 01:25.0 Foul: Shooting Correct non-callTim Hardaway Jr. on Jalen Brunson
Hardaway Jr. (DET) jumps vertically and retreats away from Brunson (NYK) during the driving shot attempt. Although Hardaway Jr. lowers his arm to contest, any contact with Brunson's arm is marginal.
- 01:16.3 Foul: Loose Ball Correct non-callJalen Duren on Josh Hart
Duren (DET) places an arm against Hart (NYK) as he elevates and the contact does not prevent him from controlling the rebound. Any further contact that occurs when Duren turns away from Hart as he returns to the floor is marginal.
- 00:59.9 Foul: Shooting Correct non-callDennis Schroder on Jalen Brunson
Schroder (DET) maintains a legal guarding position during Brunson's (NYK) drive to the basket and shot attempt.
- 00:40.7 Foul: Personal Correct non-callTobias Harris on Karl-Anthony Towns
Harris (DET) briefly grasps and releases Towns' (NYK) arm off of the ball.
- 00:34.9 Foul: Personal Correct callTobias Harris on Karl-Anthony Towns
Harris (DET) extends a forearm into Towns (NYK), affecting his SQBR during the drive to the basket. The illegal contact by Harris precedes any contact initiated by Towns.
- 00:29.7 Foul: Shooting Correct non-callKarl-Anthony Towns on Jalen Duren
Towns (NYK) avoids contact with Duren's (DET) arm as he defends his dunk attempt.
- 00:26.0 Foul: Personal Correct non-callCade Cunningham on Jalen Brunson
Cunningham (DET) reaches in and brushes Brunson's (NYK) side as he dribbles the ball out in transition.
- 00:23.3 Foul: Personal Correct callTim Hardaway Jr. on Jalen Brunson
Hardaway Jr. (DET) commits a take foul on Brunson (NYK).
- 00:18.5 Foul: Shooting Correct non-callOG Anunoby on Cade Cunningham
Anunoby (NYK) legally contests Cunningham's (DET) jump shot, making "high-five" contact after the ball is released.
- 00:15.3 Foul: Offensive Correct non-callJalen Duren on Josh Hart
Duren (DET) firms up in Hart's (NYK) path and absorbs the contact that occurs during the screen.
- 00:15.3 Stoppage: Out-of-Bounds Correct callMitchell Robinson on Jalen Duren
Robinson (NYK) is the last player to touch the ball before it goes out of bounds.
- 00:08.6 Foul: Personal Correct non-callCade Cunningham on Mikal Bridges
Cunningham (DET) and Bridges (NYK) both firmly have their hands on the ball when the held ball is whistled. Any contact prior to the held ball is incidental.
- 00:07.3 Foul: Shooting Correct non-callJosh Hart on Tim Hardaway Jr.
Hart (NYK) legally contests Hardaway Jr.'s (DET) jump shot, making "high-five" contact after the ball is released.
- 00:05.8 Turnover: Backcourt Turnover Correct non-callJalen Brunson on Pistons
Brunson's (NYK) momentum carries him into the backcourt when he first touches the ball, so he is not considered to be in a positive frontcourt position. During a throw-in in the last two minutes of the fourth period, a player does not attain frontcourt (or backcourt) status until they have established a positive position in that half of the court.
- 00:03.5 Foul: Personal Correct callAusar Thompson on Jalen Brunson
Thompson (DET) commits a take foul on Brunson (NYK).
- 00:00.5 Foul: Personal Correct callMalik Beasley on Jalen Brunson
Beasley (DET) commits a take foul on Brunson (NYK).
- 00:00.5 Instant Replay: Overturn Ruling Correct callPistons on Knicks
Following Brunson's (NYK) missed free throw attempt, the game clock erroneously starts early. After communicating with the Replay Center, it is determined that there were 0.5 seconds remaining on the game clock at the time of the clock malfunction. Since Detroit would imminently possess the ball, play resumes with Detroit's possession.
- 00:00.5 Turnover: Inbound Turnover Incorrect non-callJalen Duren on Knicks
Duren (DET) takes multiple steps to his left, leaving the designated throw-in spot.
- 00:00.5 Turnover: Out of Bounds – Bad Pass Turn Correct callJalen Duren on Knicks
Duren's (DET) pass goes out of bounds without being touched by a Knicks player. Possession is correctly awarded to New York.
- 00:00.5 Foul: Offensive Correct non-callJalen Brunson on Ausar Thompson
Brunson (NYK) and Thompson (DET) briefly engage before Brunson releases to receive the pass.
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