NBA admits refs' error that cost Mavericks

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NBA admits refs' error that cost Mavericks

Ashly Elam

Story Created: May 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM CST

Story Updated: May 9, 2009 at 8:15 PM CST

DALLAS (AP) - The NBA says officials were wrong when they didn't call an intentional foul on the Dallas Mavericks just before
Denver's Carmelo Anthony made a game-winning 3-pointer.
The Mavericks had the lead and a foul to give Saturday when
Denver inbounded the ball trailing by two points with less than 8
seconds left. Antoine Wright was clearly trying to foul Anthony,
and bumped him twice.
But the whistle never blew and Anthony swished a 3-pointer from
the corner with a second left that gave the Nuggets a 106-105
victory and a 3-0 series lead.
In a statement released after the game, Joel Litvin, NBA
president for league and basketball operations, said "the
officials missed an intentional foul" committed by Wright on
Anthony.


(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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