The Lakers defeated the Suns 106-103 in the quarterfinals of the midseason tournament yesterday and will face the Pelicans for a ticket to the finals.
Finally 7A controversial scene in 4 seconds: the Lakers led by 2 points, Austin Reaves held the ball, was caught by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, and LeBron James called a timeout when Reaves was suspected of dropping the ball, helping the Lakers get valuable possession. In the final two minutes, the referee report noted: After Reaves regained possession of the ball after dropping the ball and pinned it to his lap, the Lakers got a timeout before he lost the ball again. So the referee was right to give the Lakers a timeout.
The report mentions that there are 3 omissions, all of which are in favor of the Suns
With 1:34 left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers led 102-97. Reeves singled Grayson-Allen on a dry pull-up jumper after dribbling, and the report said Allen touched Reaves' arm, affecting his combo and should have been called for Allen's foul.
With 44 seconds to go, the Lakers led 102-99. James broke through for a layup, Durant hit James's left arm on the defensive defense, missed a shooting foul on KD, and James deserved two free throws.
In the same round, when Anthony Davis tried to make a rebound, Yusuf Nurkic hit his right arm, affecting his rebound, missing a shooting foul on Nurkic and AD should have made two free throws.