New Headline: Nuggets' Reaves Lights Up Court in Thrilling 10-8 Triumph!
It turns out that Austin Reaves wasn't fouled late in the Los Angeles Lakers' overtime win over the Denver Nuggets Saturday night.
It turns out that Austin Reaves wasn't fouled late in t he Los Angeles Lakers' overtime win over the Denver Nuggets Saturday night. That's according to Sunday's last-2-minute report from the NBA that states that officials shouldn't have called a foul on Spencer Jones with 9. 2 seconds remaining in the game.
The foul sent Reaves to the free throw line, and the Lakers ultimately won the game in overtime. Here's the play in question. The Nuggets had a 116-113 lead with 9.
2 seconds remaining in regulation. The Lakers had the ball an an inbounds play in the frontcourt, and LeBron James passed the ball inbounds to Austin Reaves on the sideline. [ Enter Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem now for your shot at $50K ] Reaves turned around to start a 3-point attempt, but Jones stripped the ball before he could get the shot up.
The ball bounced out of bounds. Officials, however, called a foul on Johnson, perhaps in anticipation of Denver intentionally fouling to prevent Los Angeles from getting up a 3-pointer. Foul called on Spencer Jones, sending Austin Reaves to the line for twoโhe sinks both.