{"id":461435,"date":"2026-02-11T04:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/461435\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T04:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:03:17","slug":"nba-clarifies-controversial-calls-at-end-of-cavs-win-over-nuggets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/461435\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA clarifies controversial calls at end of Cavs win over Nuggets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/fearthesword.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>\u2018 thrilling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearthesword.com\/cavs-scores-results\/44593\/cavs-recap-denver-nuggets-cleveland-cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-james-harden\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:last-minute victory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">last-minute victory<\/a> over the Denver Nuggets on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearthesword.com\/cavs-analysis\/44594\/cavs-takeaways-denver-nuggets-james-harden-cleveland-cavaliers-donovan-mitchell-jarrett-allen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Monday night;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Monday night<\/a> had two controversial calls. According to the NBA\u2019s Last Two Minute report, both were called correctly on the floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">First, the referees didn\u2019t call a foul on James Harden\u2019s three-pointer to tie the game with 33 seconds left. Tim Hardaway Jr. took away Harden\u2019s landing space on the jumper, which usually is called a defensive foul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The foul didn\u2019t come, and that was supposedly the correct call.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/official.nba.com\/l2m\/L2MReport.html?gameId=0022500767\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Last Two Minute Report states;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Last Two Minute Report states<\/a>: \u201cHarden (CLE) abnormally extends his leg as he returns to the floor to create the marginal lower body contact with Hardaway Jr. (DEN).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">I\u2019m not sure if I agree with that one. Harden does extend his legs out when he\u2019s shooting, but Hardaway is landing exactly where Harden took off from.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Moving on, the NBA also agrees that Donovan Mitchell was fouled by Jamal Murray on his drive with less than a second left. These two free throws led to the Cleveland victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/ornaw4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:View Link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">View Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/official.nba.com\/l2m\/L2MReport.html?gameId=0022500767\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Last Two Minute Report states;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Last Two Minute Report states<\/a>: \u201cMurray (DEN) is late to the spot and turns into Mitchell (CLE), initiating illegal body contact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Murray was late to the spot, but that\u2019s a tough foul in that moment. A no-call would\u2019ve been acceptable given the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The NBA did confirm that there was one missed call in the final two minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jaylon Tyson should\u2019ve been whistled for a three-second violation on a late Nikola Jokic turnover. <a href=\"https:\/\/official.nba.com\/last-two-minute-report\/?gameNo=0022500767&amp;eventNum=2170\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:From the replay;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">From the replay<\/a>, it\u2019s clear that Tyson was camped out in the lane, and you can hear someone on the court yelling out that it should\u2019ve been a three-second violation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">All in all, the Cavs don\u2019t have much to complain about here, especially after they got the win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Cavaliers\u2018 thrilling last-minute victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night had two controversial calls. 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