Overview

• The Portland Trail Blazers are planning to file a protest to the NBA league office over the result of their recent game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which they lost 111-109.
• The protest stems from a controversial call made by an official late in the game, where a double-dribble was called on Trail Blazers' guard Malcolm Brogdon with 15.1 seconds remaining.
• Trail Blazers' coach Chauncey Billups was ejected from the game after arguing the call and receiving two technical fouls.
• Despite the protest, history is not on the Trail Blazers' side, as a successful game protest has only happened six times in NBA history, the last time being in 2007.
• The NBA's game protest process is designed to remedy misapplications of the rules or rulings, not missed calls.