NBA announces three incorrect calls in last minute of game including Donte DiVincenzo's contact with Ausar Thompson
Stefan Bondy: NBA found 3 incorrect calls in its 2 minute report of NYK-DET: * W/ 58 seconds left, Duren should’ve been whistled for loose ball foul on Hartenstein * W/ 25 seconds left, Duren should’ve gotten a 3 second violation. * W/ 8.2 second left, DiVincenzo fouled Thompson
Source: Twitter @SBondyNYDN
Source: Twitter @SBondyNYDN
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Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
NBA Leaders in made 3-Pointers this season:
1. Steph Curry (262)
2. Luka Doncic (191)
3. Donte DiVincenzo (177)
4. Klay Thompson (172)
Highest 3PT FG% among the top 4:
1. Donte DiVincenzo: 41.7%
2. Steph Curry: 41.5%
3. Luka Doncic: 38.0%
4. Klay Thompson: 37.2%
Salary for each… pic.twitter.com/sEYyAtPk3t – 11:16 AM
NBA Leaders in made 3-Pointers this season:
1. Steph Curry (262)
2. Luka Doncic (191)
3. Donte DiVincenzo (177)
4. Klay Thompson (172)
Highest 3PT FG% among the top 4:
1. Donte DiVincenzo: 41.7%
2. Steph Curry: 41.5%
3. Luka Doncic: 38.0%
4. Klay Thompson: 37.2%
Salary for each… pic.twitter.com/sEYyAtPk3t – 11:16 AM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Quentin Grimes saw the writing on the wall when the Knicks signed Donte DiVincenzo. He knew his minutes would would decline. Then he fell out of favor with Tom Thibodeau.
Now he’s trying to bring what he learned from Thibs to an 8-win Pistons team. More: nydailynews.com/2024/02/26/que… – 11:09 AM
Quentin Grimes saw the writing on the wall when the Knicks signed Donte DiVincenzo. He knew his minutes would would decline. Then he fell out of favor with Tom Thibodeau.
Now he’s trying to bring what he learned from Thibs to an 8-win Pistons team. More: nydailynews.com/2024/02/26/que… – 11:09 AM
Alvaro Martin @AlvaroNBAMartin
Primer partido de anoche por @PrimeVideoMX. (solo para México 🇲🇽).
De Vincenzo ‘tacklea’ a Ausar Thompson y no hubo cobro alguno.
Decidió el desenlace de este partido.
A ver qué dice el informe de los últimos dos minutos hoy.
Vídeo: @NYKnicks
pic.twitter.com/T7glJQd4On – 10:45 AM
Primer partido de anoche por @PrimeVideoMX. (solo para México 🇲🇽).
De Vincenzo ‘tacklea’ a Ausar Thompson y no hubo cobro alguno.
Decidió el desenlace de este partido.
A ver qué dice el informe de los últimos dos minutos hoy.
Vídeo: @NYKnicks
pic.twitter.com/T7glJQd4On – 10:45 AM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Crew Chief James Williams says in pool interview with AP’s @briancmahoney that Donte DiVincenzo should have been called for a foul on Ausar Thompson collision late in NYK’s win over DET: pic.twitter.com/XfrIrWMP3g – 11:09 PM
Crew Chief James Williams says in pool interview with AP’s @briancmahoney that Donte DiVincenzo should have been called for a foul on Ausar Thompson collision late in NYK’s win over DET: pic.twitter.com/XfrIrWMP3g – 11:09 PM
Fred Katz @FredKatz
NBA ref James Williams to pool reporter: “Upon postgame review, we determined that Thompson gets to the ball first, and then was deprived of the opportunity to gain possession of the ball. Therefore, a loose ball foul should have been whistled on New York’s Donte DiVincenzo.” pic.twitter.com/kyMHZLyLRD – 11:07 PM
NBA ref James Williams to pool reporter: “Upon postgame review, we determined that Thompson gets to the ball first, and then was deprived of the opportunity to gain possession of the ball. Therefore, a loose ball foul should have been whistled on New York’s Donte DiVincenzo.” pic.twitter.com/kyMHZLyLRD – 11:07 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Tonight’s pool report, in which James Williams admits he blew the call on Ausar Thompson in the closing seconds of tonight’s Knicks win over the Pistons. pic.twitter.com/IdqR1zwXuc – 11:07 PM
Tonight’s pool report, in which James Williams admits he blew the call on Ausar Thompson in the closing seconds of tonight’s Knicks win over the Pistons. pic.twitter.com/IdqR1zwXuc – 11:07 PM
Ian Begley @IanBegley
Asked about non-call on collision w/Ausar Thompson, Donte DiVincenzo says: “I went for the ball. I didn’t look at the play (yet). You turn the ball over, the ball’s in front of u & u go after the ball. I respect everyone’s opinion. I can’t speak on it until I look at the film.” – 10:59 PM
Asked about non-call on collision w/Ausar Thompson, Donte DiVincenzo says: “I went for the ball. I didn’t look at the play (yet). You turn the ball over, the ball’s in front of u & u go after the ball. I respect everyone’s opinion. I can’t speak on it until I look at the film.” – 10:59 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Pistons locker room is full of boxes of Prince St Pizza. Ausar Thompson took a box to go. I thought Detroit style pizza was better? – 10:31 PM
Pistons locker room is full of boxes of Prince St Pizza. Ausar Thompson took a box to go. I thought Detroit style pizza was better? – 10:31 PM
Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Official James Washington was right in front of Ausar Thompson when his legs were cut from under him. “Possession” or not, that’s bad. Really bad – 9:59 PM
Official James Washington was right in front of Ausar Thompson when his legs were cut from under him. “Possession” or not, that’s bad. Really bad – 9:59 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
No idea how DiVincenzo wasn’t called for a foul on Ausar Thompson near side, which led to a steal and Hart’s game-winner. Monty Williams was aghast postgame, although Detroit’s miserable defensive rebounding was ultimately as responsible for the loss. – 9:53 PM
No idea how DiVincenzo wasn’t called for a foul on Ausar Thompson near side, which led to a steal and Hart’s game-winner. Monty Williams was aghast postgame, although Detroit’s miserable defensive rebounding was ultimately as responsible for the loss. – 9:53 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
Knicks win, 113-111, on a crazy sequence of no-calls. Monty Williams is irate and for good reason. Donte DiVincenzo basically tackled someone. – 9:49 PM
Knicks win, 113-111, on a crazy sequence of no-calls. Monty Williams is irate and for good reason. Donte DiVincenzo basically tackled someone. – 9:49 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Same starters for the #Pistons: Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson, Simone Fontecchio and Jalen Duren. – 7:17 PM
Same starters for the #Pistons: Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, Ausar Thompson, Simone Fontecchio and Jalen Duren. – 7:17 PM
Mike Curtis @MikeACurtis2
Ausar Thompson drills a 3 from the corner to bring the game within single digits again. – 9:00 PM
Ausar Thompson drills a 3 from the corner to bring the game within single digits again. – 9:00 PM
More on this storyline
Kristian Winfield: NBA referee James Williams says Donte DiVincenzo should have been whistled for a foul on Ausar Thompson on the game’s final possession. QUESTION: Why was a foul not called when Donte DiVincenzo made contact with Ausar Thompson near halfcourt with approximately eight seconds to go in the game? WILLIAMS: Upon postgame review, we determined that Thompson gets to the ball first, and then was deprived of the opportunity to gain possession of the ball. Therefore, a loose ball foul should have been whistled on New York’s Donte DiVincenzo. QUESTION: So, if he hadn’t had possession of the ball, could a collision happen there? Would that have been a no foul then? If you had ruled that Thompson didn’t have control of the ball, would that have been a no foul? WILLIAMS: If the ball is loose, players on both teams have equal opportunity to it. It becomes a matter of who gets there first. -via Twitter @Krisplashed / February 27, 2024
Fred Katz: Donte DiVincenzo on Monty Williams calling the no-call “an abomination:” “You can go back the whole game and nitpick calls. Do I think we dodged a bullet overall? Yes. I have great respect for Monty & everybody over there. Like I said, we dodged a bullet with the win.” -via Twitter @FredKatz / February 26, 2024
Fred Katz: Final: Knicks 113, Pistons 111. Knicks improve to 35-23, fourth in the East. • Brunson 35 pts, 12 asts • Hart 23-8-6 • DiVincenzo 21-3-4 • Bogdanovic 13 & 6 • Cunningham 32-5-8 • Grimes 14 pts (all in fourth Q) Knicks win on Josh Hart layup with under 3 secs to go. -via Twitter @FredKatz / February 26, 2024
Kristian Winfield: Quentin Grimes: “If [Jalen Brunson] and them was on the other side of that call, they getting that call.” A blown foul call helped the Knicks narrowly escape a loss to the league-worst Detroit Pistons. “Everybody in the country thought Ausar got fouled.” nydailynews.com/2024/02/27/nba… -via Twitter @Krisplashed / February 27, 2024
Mike Curtis: Monty was furious at the podium. Spoke for 1 min. “Enough is enough. We’ve done it the right way. We’ve called the (NBA). We’ve sent in clips. We’re sick of hearing the same stuff over & over again. We had a chance to win & a guy dove into Ausar’s legs.” Says it’s an abomination -via Twitter @MikeACurtis2 / February 26, 2024