Myles Turner said he’s looking forward to the NBA’s final two minutes report after Game 1, but the Pacers big man won’t be happy with the league’s findings.
Last Two Minute’s report confirmed that Turner’s offensive foul on a Donte DiVincenzo screen with 12.7 seconds remaining was the correct call — and that he should have been whistled for another illegal screen just two minutes into the game. seconds later in the Knicks’ series opener. victory.
“The replay of the foul imposed on Turner (IND) following a challenge by a coach was deemed unsuccessful. Turner turns into the path of DiVincenzo (NYK) and does not allow him time or distance to change direction before the illegal contact,” the report states, before saying of this latest non-call: “Turner s ‘extends into DiVincenzo’s path and makes contact with his side during the screen.
Additionally, the report determined that Turner should have been called for a three-second defensive violation with 1:19 to play and DiVincenzo should have been whistled for an offensive foul against Aaron Nesmith with 53.6 to play.
DiVincenzo hit a go-ahead 3-pointer about 13 seconds later for the Knicks.
The final two minutes report also confirmed that Nesmith should not have been called for a punted ball with 52.0 seconds remaining, something officials admitted to a pool reporter after the game.
New York Post
