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NBA Admits Mistakes in Nuggets vs. Pistons Game

The NBA admitted some missed calls in the Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons game
NBA Admits Mistakes in Nuggets vs. Pistons Game
NBA Admits Mistakes in Nuggets vs. Pistons Game

The NBA has released their Last Two Minute Report for Monday night's game between the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons, and it includes two missed calls. These reports of course do not include anything outside of the last two minutes, which is where most of the controversy occurred in this game with both Nikola Jokic and Michael Malone getting ejected, but they do provide detailed descriptions of every call in the last two minutes.

The first missed call on the Last Two Minute Report came with 1:24 remaining in the game when Aaron Gordon finished a layup through contact from Cade Cunningham and was give a basket plus the free throw. According to the NBA, this should not have been ruled continuation, and should have just been two free throws for Gordon since Denver was already in the bonus.

The second and final mistake by the officials detailed in the Last Two Minute Report came with 47 seconds remaining when Aaron Gordon should have been called for a foul on Ausar Thompson's missed layup attempt. According to the NBA, "Gordon (DEN) lowers his arm and makes contact with Thompson's (DET) hand that is not on the ball, and the contact affects his shot near the rim."

These were the only two mistakes the NBA detailed in their Last Two Minute Report for this game.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.