On January 17th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. The NBA officially released the referee report for yesterday's game where the Mavericks narrowly lost to the Pelicans, which included a goaltending call on Murphy's game-winning block against Dinwiddie. However, the Mavericks have decided not to appeal this decision.
In the last two minutes of the official NBA report on the Pelicans' 119-116 victory over the Mavericks, there were a total of three missed calls, with the rest of the calls being correct. The specifics are as follows:
With 1:07 remaining in the game, Murray extended his non-ball-carrying arm towards Gafford's head/face while grabbing a rebound, which should have been called a foul on Murray, but it was missed.
With 1:02 left, Thompson lifted his pivot foot and then landed again before passing, which should have been called traveling on Thompson, but it was missed.
With 5 seconds left, the Mavericks were trailing by 1 point when Dinwiddie attempted a layup. Murphy blocked the shot after the ball had touched the backboard and had a scoring possibility, which should have been called goaltending on Murphy, but it was missed.
It is clear that the Mavericks suffered a significant disadvantage in yesterday's game, as they could have turned the loss into a win. However, according to Marc Stein, "As I understand it, the Mavericks have formally ruled out the possibility of filing a formal protest with the league office after their loss to the Pelicans, as a goaltending call was incorrectly made at the end of the game."
Mavericks General Manager Nico Harrison discussed the process of appealing the result of last night's loss to the Pelicans in an interview, saying, "You can file an appeal, but if you do, you have to spend some money. It might make you feel better, but it won't change the outcome. Referees also make mistakes, which is frustrating. That's just how it is. You have to prepare for the next game."
After losing yesterday's game, the Mavericks have now lost 8 out of their last 10 games, with a current record of only 22 wins and 19 losses, temporarily ranking 7th in the Western Conference. What are your thoughts on this major misjudgment? Welcome to share your opinions in the comment section.
