Looking at the last seconds of the boston game I was thinking that the contact happened. At the same time I felt like the contact wasn’t significant enough to really matter. I’ve seen way more worse contact not be called when players get blocked, so I thought I’d check out the official rules and see if there’s anything there to explain the events that played out at the end of the game.
So my understanding is that even thought buddy was in contact with brown when the block occurred it’s not considered a faul because it was a normal defensive movement therefore making it an incidental contact. And the coaching challenge made them realize this.
The rules are available for anyone to read, so I don’t really understand why no one takes the time to read them and see if they can find anything that supports their claim. Everyone is just crying that it was a hit to the head like buddy took a punch at the dude. When the reality is that is elbow touched him while going for a block.
We have to be a bit realistic and realize that 3 refs and a Replay center won’t deliberately rule in favor of the pacers on a challenge just because they feel like it. They must have realized something for them to overturn the call. And everyone should know by now that the only way they overturn on a coaches challenge is if there is no doubt in the matter.
So lets stop with the hissyfits.
by ErShady
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Thanks for posting this. Someone posted this in the Celtics sub last night. Except the only section they acknowledged was the second paragraph about the hand being part of the ball. The cognitive dissonance is real.
It was a bang bang call that they and the replay center looked over a ton. It went our way this time. I think Brown moving sideways on his shot was the key factor because Buddys arm wouldn’t have hit him otherwise, so it was incidental as Buddy got the ball. In the end, Celtics had a chance to stop us and they fouled Benn and still almost put in that last second attempt.
so Lebron and the Celtics fans can continue crying if they want but it isn’t egregiously wrong as they assume
Agree. Jaylen Browns head didn’t move it all and it was after the ball was blocked. Touching is allowed. The question is whether it gave the defensive player an advantage.
they did but right now everyone is getting their rock off bitching about the Pacers lol
It also said KP didn’t foul Matheruin
Not sure if the call is 100% correct, but the refs were consistent throughout the game (there was another play considered a non-foul because the player made contact with the ball first). Anyone who is arguing about this did not watch the full game and has no context to how the game was called (see the multiple travels that were called that doesn’t usually get called on a regular night). Too bad most people want to be reactionary and upset over actually paying attention to game last night.
with subjective calls like this, the refs have to choose a side and it was basically gonna end the game for whoever they sided with. there’s nuance to the call but none to the punishment or lack thereof received for the decision by refs. basically, one fanbase was gonna be pissed. i also think they got it right and i’ve seen way more contact go uncalled. the contact was negligible in my opinion, the shot was mostly impacted by the contact with the ball. if buddy chopped at his head it would’ve been another discussion, but his hand was straight up and no loading action.
You’re wrong but it’s in the past. If that happened to the Pacers you would laugh at anyone saying the refs got it right, and deservedly so.