Officials missed a significant number of calls in the final moments of the Warriors’ 94-90 loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, the NBA acknowledged in the Last Two Minute Report.
According to the report, officials missed four calls in the last two minutes of play, three of which hurt the Warriors in what turned into their third straight loss.
First, there was the missed foul call against Draymond Green after a jump ball with a little over one minute remaining in the game.
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After Otto Porter Jr. won the jump ball face-off vs. Cole Anthony, Draymond grabbed the ball before Wendell Carter grabbed Draymond’s arm and knocked the ball away. As Draymond complained to the official, no foul was called.
But the NBA admitted that was a mistake.
“Carter Jr. (ORL) reaches in and makes contact to Green's (GSW) arm that affects his ability to pass,” the report reads.
The foul wouldn’t have put Draymond at the free-throw line, but it would’ve given the Warriors possession.
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The second missed call can be argued both ways.
After the jump ball, the 24-second shot clock reset when it shouldn't have. It was eventually reset to 10 seconds, when it should have been a 24-second shot clock violation.
However, if the foul against Draymond was correctly called, the Warriors would have immediately gained possession and there would have never been a shot clock debacle to begin with.
Next, the officials missed a travel call on Anthony that led to a triple from Mo Bamba and gave the Magic a one-point lead with 52.1 seconds left.
And finally, down one with 48 seconds left and Magic fans on their feet at Amway Center, Jordan Poole drove to the basket and tried to lay the ball up high off the glass before getting shoved and falling.
But no foul was called and the game kept going.
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The NBA admitted that was also a mistake, and was crucial in the end for the Warriors. If the call was made, Poole, an 87.6 percent free-throw shooter who was 3-for-3 on the night, would have shot two at the line for an opportunity to take the lead.
With all that being said, Golden State (47-25) really had no excuse to lose to Orlando (20-53), even with Steph Curry out. Although these missed calls were crucial and even potentially game-changing, the game should have never come to the wire in the first place.