The NBA has denied the Knicks‘ protest of their February 12 loss to the Rockets, the league announced today in a press release (Twitter link).
The Knicks lost the game 105-103 after Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was called for a foul on Rockets guard Aaron Holiday as Holiday launched a desperation three-pointer in the game’s final second. Holiday made two game-winning free throws with 0.3 seconds left on the clock (video link).
Both the NBA’s L2M (last two minutes) report and crew chief Ed Malloy later acknowledged that the foul call was incorrect. Had the call not been made, the game would have gone to overtime.
However, as expected, the Knicks’ protest was unsuccessful. Only six protests in league history have been upheld and it hasn’t happened since 2007.
“Under the standard for NBA game protests, New York was required to demonstrate that there was a misapplication of the official playing rules, as opposed to an error in judgment by game officials,” the league said in its statement today. “Because the foul call at issue reflected an error in judgment, New York did not demonstrate a misapplication of the playing rules, and the extraordinary remedy of upholding a game protest was not warranted.”
Had the protest been upheld, the two teams would’ve resumed the game where it left off and played an overtime period. Instead, the game’s result will stand.
The Knicks benefited from a missed foul call on Monday that helped them secure a tight win over the Pistons. Detroit head coach Monty Williams referred to it as “the worst call of the season” in his postgame comments.
they need to change the rule so that the errors by refs also apply to continuing the game and correcting the call
“D’OH, ED MALLOY!”
The refs already gave the Knicks 5 wins since this incident, so I think it is fine
They’re 2-3 since this game and one was a blowout win against Philly, so what are you even talking about?
NYK were never going to be able to demonstrate a misapplication of the rules. Largely because rules are no longer the driver of NBA officiating, that’s now the league’s points of emphasis. The call wasn’t missed. It was fabricated. In Stern World, that’s judgement.
It was still worth protesting though. The league needs to be called out on officiating wherever possible. Unfortunately, for the NYK, and Brunson in particular, its likely a harbinger of things to come in the playoffs.
It’s like the league wants a Lakers-Knicks finals. Won’t get it. But that’s apparently what they want.
More Boston lakers final.
They got boned out of a potential win here, so you aren’t making any sense.
U.r. insane