4/7/23, 10:54 AM NBA denies Mavericks' protest of Warriors' uncontested basket

Mavs' protest of call, uncontested basket

denied
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DALLAS
UTAH JAZZ 20h - Ramona -- The
Shelburne NBA denied the Dallas Mavericks' protest of their March 22 loss
 to the Golden State Warriors, the league announced Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2d -protested the
Dave McMenamin 127-125 loss because of their claim that the officials did not
properly administer an out-of-bounds call with approximately two minutes
@ remaining in the third quarter, resulting in an uncontested basket for Golden
State.
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"But the incident occurred with nearly 14 minutes remaining in the game, and
Dallas thereafter took the lead twice in the final four minutes," the league's

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4/7/23, 10:54 AM NBA denies Mavericks' protest of Warriors' uncontested basket

statement read, in part. "Under these circumstances, Dallas was not able to
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show -- as required under the standard for NBA game protests -- that it was
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deprived of a fair opportunity to win the game, and the protest failed on that
basis alone."

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After the game, Mavericks governor Mark Cuban posted on Twitter that the
officials originally rewarded Dallas possession and then changed the call during
the ensuing timeout without notifying the Mavs.

"Those public statements were inaccurate, and in its written submission in

support of its protest, Dallas agreed that the referee signaled possession to
Golden State," the league's statement said.

"The NBA concluded that although the game officials could have taken steps to
better manage this particular situation, that did not provide a basis for the
extraordinary remedy of upholding a game protest."

Cuban admitted Wednesday evening that he anticipated the protest would be

denied.

"It is what it is. They screwed up," Cuban said. "It happens, but they're not
gonna replay it."

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