The Rockets Spurs referee report made a total of three wrong decisions! The Rockets made two gains and still lost the Spurs struggled to win their first win
On October 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. In yesterday's Western Conference Focus, the Rockets lost 122-126 to the Spurs in overtime and failed to pick up their first win of the new season. Earlier today, the NBA officially released the referee report for the game.
According to the report, there were three missed mistakes in the final two minutes of the game, with the Rockets making two gains and the Spurs making one gain.
With 1:37 left in the game, Spurs' Collins regained possession after Shin Jing touched the ball, and Collins was whistled for a walk, which is a misjudgment here. The score was 106-109 for the Spurs and the Spurs missed an important chase after the ball was awarded to the Rockets.
With 46 seconds left in the game, Collins hit Jabari Smith Jr. in the right arm as he scrambled for a rebound, which was missed and should have been called for a Collins foul. The score was 109-108 for the Rockets to lead the Spurs, and the Rockets could hopefully extend their lead if the round had been blown properly.
The third misjudgment occurred in overtime, when Dillon Brooks touched the ball out of the line with 20.5 seconds left in the game, which was a misjudgment and should have been won by the Spurs. At that time, the Spurs led the Rockets 122-118, but fortunately, the Spurs still held on to the victory in the end.
It has to be said that the process of this game is too dramatic. Before the end of regulation time, the Rockets had a number of good chances to win. With the Rockets leading by two points, Jabari Smith Jr. missed two free throws, then Wembanyama scored a tiebreaker against Jabari Smith Jr., and then Jabari Smith Jr. missed an open three-point game to send the game into overtime. The Spurs, who survived, did not give the Rockets another chance in overtime and eventually won.
After this game, the Rockets are still winless at 0-2, while the Spurs have their first win of the new season.