Overview
- The NBA’s Last Two Minute report found three incorrect rulings in the final 100 seconds of overtime in Denver’s 128-125 win over Houston, with all three benefiting the Nuggets.
- Per the report, Kevin Durant’s clean block on Nikola Jokić was wrongly whistled as a shooting foul, Tim Hardaway Jr. should have been called for a loose-ball foul on Alperen Şengün, and Amen Thompson’s foul on Jamal Murray should not have been called.
- The missed calls yielded four made free throws for Denver and eliminated what should have been two free throws for Houston, a swing highlighted by multiple outlets.
- The league fined Rockets head coach Ime Udoka $25,000 for publicly criticizing the officiating crew, a penalty announced by NBA executive vice president of basketball operations James Jones.
- The late regulation foul on Thompson that tied the game was challenged and upheld during the game, while Jokić finished with a 39-point triple-double as Denver improved to 19-6 and Houston fell to 16-7.