Mavs Demand A Recount! Dallas Files NBA Protest Over Loss, Wants to Replay Final 9.7 Seconds
DALLAS - The Dallas Mavericks are filing a protest with the NBA regarding the end of their 111-107 loss at Atlanta on Saturday night, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times.
The Mavs want to replay the final 9.7 seconds of the game after a controversial call - well, after a lot of controversial calls - but at least one involving a John Collins basket that helped seal the Hawks’ win.
The Mavs, per Stein, will also ask the NBA to review the first possession of the game, when a violent foul against Jalen Brunson caused him to leave the game yet went unpunished.
But the late play was key: With time running out in Saturday’s game, Dorian Finney-Smith blocked a Trae Young shot attempt. Collins grabbed the offensive rebound and scored, but a goal-tend was initially called on the blocked shot. While the goal-tend was waved off, Collins’ basket was allowed to stand.
The Mavs' view: That's a "misapplication of the rules.''
Mavs owner Mark Cuban then engaged in a rant on social media and with the assembled media regarding the officiating. (Cuban's problem with the refs goes deeper than simply one or two calls, as DBcom writes here.)
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Such filings have occurred before, but the NBA decision to replay a segment of a game has happened only rarely. More likely to be handled by NBA commissioner Adam Silver: A massive fine of Cuban for his rant ... but then maybe some behind-the-curtain discussions on how to fix the problems.
