NBA admits refs missed essential foul on Jones in loss to Celtics initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
The Kings have been on the receiving finish of a brutal missed name on the finish of a nailbiting 101-100 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday at TD Backyard.
With Sacramento trailing by one level with 5 seconds remaining within the sport, Kings guard De’Aaron Fox’s potential game-winning bounce shot missed and was rebounded by guard Keegan Murray, who missed the second-chance try earlier than rookie Colby Jones seemed to be swatted within the face by Celtics guard/ahead Svi Mykhailiuk on the put-back try.
In keeping with the NBA’s Final Two Minute Report launched Saturday, Jones certainly was fouled on the play, which was an incorrect non-call by the officers. Here’s what the report said:
Remark: Mykhailiuk (BOS) follows by way of and initiates unlawful contact with Jones’ (SAC) face after he ideas the ball.
If referred to as appropriately, Jones would have obtained free-throw makes an attempt with an opportunity to tie or win the sport.
In talking to reporters after the sport, Kings coach Mike Brown expressed his frustration with the non-call.
“I do not understand how you miss that one, however we’ve to maneuver on and prepare for Brooklyn.”
Mike Brown laments the no-call as Colby Jones was hit within the face on tonight’s ultimate play pic.twitter.com/YV0EYKwZ8C
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“Fox acquired an excellent look, Keegan had a great look on the follow-up after which Colby will get smacked proper within the face with 1.7 [seconds] to go,” Brown mentioned. “And also you’re yelling, ‘Foul, foul,’ and so they say no one acquired hit — it was simply bodily, clear basketball. And that is robust to swallow once you see a man get smacked like that within the face. That is robust.
“I do not know. Possibly we did not should win. I am undecided. We for positive needed to win. You simply acquired to name the sport how it’s. I do not understand how you miss that one. However we have got to maneuver on and prepare for Brooklyn.”
Whereas free throws usually are not assured to go in, particularly for a Kings staff that’s capturing an NBA-worst 74.2 p.c from the road this season, it is arduous for Sacramento and its followers to not think about a distinct consequence if the foul had been referred to as.