An announced crowd of 18,624 people inside the American Airlines Center on Friday saved one of its biggest roars of the night for during a stoppage in play late in overtime.<\/p>\n
And it had nothing to do with Cooper Flagg, or even this week\u2019s firing of Nico Harrison<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was for state-of-the-art technology called Court iQ, which played a key role in reversing a goaltending call that was originally made with the naked eye. With the score tied 123-123, the LA Clippers\u2019 James Harden launched a driving floater from 6 feet, only to have Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford sky into the air and block the shot with 1.4 remaining in the extra period.<\/p>\n An official whistled a goaltending violation, giving the Clippers a 125-123 lead.<\/p>\n But thanks to Court iQ, the officials at the NBA\u2019s replay center reversed the call, nullifying the goaltending ruling. Court iQ employs Sony\u2019s Hawk-Eye cameras, which can track almost anything on a basketball court, including the flight of a basketball shot to determine whether it was, or was not, on its way down when it was blocked.<\/p>\n During OT of tonight\u2019s #LACatDAL<\/a> game, Replay Center officials utilized @NBA<\/a> Court iQ to overturn the initial ruling of defensive goaltending by DAL to a good block as contact occurred when the ball was still on its upward flight to the basket. pic.twitter.com\/UaQCw706bE<\/a><\/p>\n