If the Kings' 98-91 loss to the New York Knicks at Golden 1 Center on Saturday wasn't bad enough, the NBA's inaction on a mid-game miscall that hurt Sacramento added to the wound. Salt has been poured. .
The league released its “Two-Minute Report'' on Sunday, revealing that officials in Saturday's Knicks-Kings game missed a crucial foul on Domantas Sabonis late in the fourth quarter.
Sabonis, who was competing on the block with New York winger OG Anunoby, was called for a double dribble even though he appeared to be hit in the face.
Reports said the contact to Sabonis' face merited a foul, although the call was not made in real time during Saturday's game against Sacramento.
“Anunoby (NYK) reached out and ran into Sabonis (SAC)'s face, impacting his SQBR (speed, balance, quickness, rhythm) in the lane,” Last 2 Minutes reports. Pointed out.
The mistake proved costly, as the incident occurred when the Kings were leading 94-91 and the game was well within reach. After an errant non-call, the Knicks scored on their next possession to take a 96-91 lead with 37.1 seconds left, effectively ending the game.
This is monumental as the Kings (38-28) won the tiebreaker against the Phoenix Suns (39-29) and were just barely holding on to the No. 6 playoff seed in the Western Conference. It was a kind of decision that maybe. The Dallas Mavericks (39-29) had one fewer loss than both teams.
