{"id":57319,"date":"2025-04-29T11:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=57319"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:18:54","slug":"report-news-nba-admits-blatant-missed-call-in-lakers-game-4-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=57319","title":{"rendered":"Report News: NBA Admits Blatant Missed Call in Lakers Game 4 Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2202430083-e1740766004691.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Luka Doncic, Lakers\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers\u2018 116-113 Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves became doubly painful after the NBA Last 2 Minute report admitted a missed call in the closing moments.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Last 2 Minute report, there should have been a foul against Minnesota forward Jaden McDaniels, who tripped Lakers star Luka Don\u010di\u0107 with 35.5 seconds left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcDaniels (MIN) steps forward into Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s (LAL) path, initiating illegal foot contact that causes him to lose his balance,\u201d the L2M report said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"7209a81a0e61abf924a831e876b9c772\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DI-A9AlvZzS\/?img_index=4\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DI-A9AlvZzS\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=656&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Fluka-doncic-tripped%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A19450.10000000149%7D\" height=\"1132\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Had the foul been called, Don\u010di\u0107 would have shot two free throws while the Lakers were trailing 114-113. With the referees missing the call, Don\u010di\u0107 was forced to call one of the last two Lakers\u2019 timeouts.<\/p>\n<p>Worse, they had a turnover in the inbound play coming off that timeout, which preserved the Timberwolves\u2019 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Last 2 Minute report vindicated Lakers coach JJ Redick and Don\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI mean, that was a blatant trip,\u201d\u00a0Redick told reporters\u00a0after the loss. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t just fall on his own. We rewatched it. He gets tripped. So we should have been at the free-throw line.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I got tripped for sure,\u201d\u00a0Don\u010di\u0107 told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s too late as the Timberwolves took the pivotal win and a commanding 3-1 series lead.<\/p>\n<h2>Lebron\u2019s Foul on Edwards Was \u2018Correct Call\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>After McDaniels stole the inbound pass, Lakers star\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0thought he forced a turnover when he tapped the ball off Timberwolves star\u00a0Anthony Edwards\u00a0with 11 seconds left.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the referees called a Minnesota turnover and awarded the possession to the Lakers for a chance to go for a win. However, the Timberwolves challenged the call and it was overturned.<\/p>\n<p>The video replay showed James tapped Edwards\u2019 hand which led to him losing control of the ball out of bounds. The referees called a foul on James, which the Last 2 Minute report upheld.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReplay review of the out of bounds call pursuant to a coach\u2019s challenge was deemed successful. James (LAL) makes illegal contact to Edwards\u2019 (MIN) left wrist and the foul is proximate to the ball going out of bounds. Play resumes with Edwards receiving two free throws,\u201d the L2M report said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThat play happens all the time,\u201d\u00a0James told reporters\u00a0after the loss. \u201cHand is a part of the ball. That\u2019s what they say. I felt like the hand was a part of that ball. I was able to get his hand on top of that ball. The ball stripped out on him. Seen that play over and over before, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The NBA disagreed.<\/p>\n<h2>JJ Redick\u2019s Second-Half Decision Criticized<\/h2>\n<p>Redick\u2019s decision to play Don\u010di\u0107, James,\u00a0Austin Reaves,\u00a0Rui Hachimura\u00a0and\u00a0Dorian Finney-Smith\u00a0for the entire second half came under fire.<\/p>\n<p>Lakers legend Earvin \u201cMagic\u201d Johnson led the critics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dont know if it smart to play LeBron and Luka the entire second half after only having one day of rest between Games 3 and 4,\u201d\u00a0Johnson wrote on X. \u201cWhen we needed LeBron to take over in the fourth quarter he couldn\u2019t \u2013 he scored 0 points in the fourth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers lost steam, squandering a 10-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards unloaded 16 of his game-high 43 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Timberwolves comeback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like they were gassed going down the stretch,\u201d\u00a0Edwards told reporters. \u201cSo just trying to keep my foot on the pedal and keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Lakers\u2018 116-113 Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves became doubly painful after the NBA Last 2 Minute report admitted a missed call in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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