Two weeks following a bizarre play that cost the Mavericks during a two-point loss to the Warriors on March 22, the NBA announced Thursday it has denied Dallas’ protest of the game.
The Mavericks took action after their 127–125 defeat due to a strange play in which, coming out of a timeout, Dallas incorrectly believed that they were in possession of the ball and set up on the wrong side of the court, leaving the Warriors unguarded on the other end. That led to an easy layup, which proved costly in the two-point defeat.
“The incident occurred with nearly 14 minutes remaining in the game, and Dallas thereafter took the lead twice in the final four minutes,” the league’s statement read. “Under these circumstances, Dallas was not able to show—as required under the standard for NBA game protests—that it was deprived of a fair opportunity to win the game, and the protest failed on that basis alone.”
