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NBA says referees were right to make no-call in controversial Pistons-Cavaliers play

New York Post·Dylan Svoboda·18 days ago
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The NBA league office declared that officials were right to withold their whistles in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s Cavaliers-Pistons Game 5 in Detroit, won by Cleveland, 117-113, in OT .  In a tie game with about a second left in regulation, Cleveland’s Jarrett Allen appeared to step on and trip Detroit’s Ausar Thompson as the latter went for the loose ball.  Rather than call a foul and send Thompson to the line, the referees let play go on, sending the game to overtime.  The Pistons were incensed after the game at the no-call .  “[Jarrett Allen] fouled Ausar,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said during the postgame press conference. “It’s clear. He trips him when he’s going for a loose ball. End of game situation, that’s tough.” “That’s a foul,” the Pistons’ Cade Cunningham said. “It’s been a foul the whole game — wasn’t a foul at that time.” “We, the Pistons, we know it was a foul,” Detroit’s Daniss Jenkins added.…

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