The officials in Monday's contest between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs failed to call five fouls in the game's final sequence, according to the NBA's Last Two Minute Report.
That included a missed call on OKC's Dion Waiters, who elbowed Manu Ginobili while trying to inbound the ball with 13.5 seconds remaining in the game. The Spurs ultimately stole the ball on the inbounds pass but failed to hit a game-winning shot, losing to the Thunder, 98-97.
Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated noted jumping on an inbounds pass is legal:
It was a bizarre and complex play—the NBA determined in its report that Ginobili stepped out of bounds while defending the inbounds pass, which should have resulted in a delay-of-game call before the contact—and one the referees admitted they had never seen before.
“On the floor we did not see a foul on the play,” crew chief Ken Mauer said in a statement, per Ben Golliver of SI.com. “However, upon review we realize and we agree we should have had an offensive foul o ...
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NBA Rules 5 Missed Calls in Final Sequence of Thunder vs. Spurs Game
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