Friday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers had one minute and six seconds longer due to an error by the table in the management of the clock. “We have confirmed that the game clock was set incorrectly in the third quarter“, acknowledged this Saturday Tim Frank, spokesperson for the NBA, in a statement collected by American media.
“After the possession was over, the clock was set to 2.20 when it should have been at 1.14. That error went unnoticed in real time by the teams, the referees, the clock operator and the table“he added.
REPORT: The NBA confirms the Los Angeles Lakers & Memphis Grizzlies played 13:06 minutes in the 3rd quarter last night ??
When the shot clock was supposed to be reset at 1:14, the game clock was also accidentally reset to 2:20. No one noticed and they played the rest of the way… pic.twitter.com/X5a1BCJ3mF
— Courtside Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) April 14, 2024
On social networks You can see a video of the game in which Memphis attacks and, in the last seconds, he launches two consecutive shots that they don’t touch the rim so your possession should end there. There is a first error on the part of the table since give a new possession as if the second shot had touched the basket. The referee notices this mistake and stops the play.
However, on the next possession The Lakers do not start the play with 1.14 but with 2.20 due to a new mistake in the clock so that third quarter was 13.06 in length instead of the regulatory 12:00. According to the ESPN network review, In those 66 extra seconds, the Grizzlies and Lakers scored two points each.so the error had no impact on the final result (victory for the Angelenos by 120-123).
2024-04-14 08:55:34
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