Breaking down the Mavericks' two successful attempts: Kidd makes perfect use of the rules Irving fouled the referee but couldn't change the decision

Rowe said the NBA

2024-05-25 15:38Posted in Fujian Sports Creators

On May 25, Beijing time, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 109-108, rewriting the overall score of the Western Conference Finals to 2-0. At the end of the game, the Mavericks' two coaching challenges were successful, which fully illustrated Kidd and his coaching staff's understanding of the challenge rules, and even the exploitation of loopholes in the rules. Especially in the second challenge, even if the referee sees Irving playing McDaniels, the ball has to be awarded to the Mavericks. What's going on?

After the game, Timberwolves reporter Chris Hine interviewed referee Zach Zaba for the first time, and the referee also gave a corresponding explanation.

Reporter: In the last minute replay of Jaden McDaniels' out of bounds, can you explain if you also saw the foul that should have been whistled at the time?

Referee: In the game, we felt it was a normal throw-in. Apparently, the Mavericks coach questioned this, and the replay center overturned the original decision (the Mavericks player touched out of bounds) because the ball finally touched McDaniels. But in the post-game replay, we did see that Irving illegally touched McDaniels' forearm, a move that should have been called a foul.

Reporter: Now to clarify, the Mavericks have already challenged this round at the time, so it is impossible for the Timberwolves to challenge this decision again, saying that the ball went out of bounds because McDaniels was fouled by [Irving]?

Referee: That's right, according to the NBA's challenge rules, you can't challenge a decision that hasn't been fouled in this case.

Reporter: Can the Timberwolves preemptively challenge McDaniels to be fouled instead of the ball out of bounds? Or is this something that can't be challenged?

Referee: No, you can't challenge a round that didn't blow a foul, and the ball was originally awarded to the Timberwolves, you can't challenge the ball that was awarded to you.

Referee Dzaba briefly explained the round, the most important point is that according to the rules, they can't change the ownership of a throw-in to a foul by Irving, and the Timberwolves don't have the right to challenge a ball that didn't blow a foul. So, a little more in-depth into this round, what are the rules about the challenge of the out-of-bounds ball?

According to the current NBA Coach Challenge Rules, when an out-of-bounds ball is challenged, when the referee plays back the video, in addition to seeing whether the out-of-bounds penalty is correct, you can also look at the following matters -

1. Is the game running out before the ball goes out of bounds?

2. Did the 24 seconds of the attack run out before the ball went out of bounds?

3. Was there an 8-second backcourt violation before the ball went out of bounds?

4. How much time should be left for the game time and the 24 seconds of attack?

5. Are there any unsportsmanlike acts or actions?

6. If the out-of-bounds ball is to be reversed and there is a shot at the same time as the whistle, then see if the whistle is blown before or after the shot.

After reading the relevant rules, we understand that when challenging an out-of-bounds ball, the content that the referee can review does not include ordinary fouls, so this ball, although Owen hit it, and the referee also admitted that it was a missed judgment, but they have no right to change the decision, they can only change the ownership of the ball according to the rules, and ignore Owen's foul. There is no doubt that Kidd and his coaching staff have made the most of this "loophole" in the rules.

Let's talk about the first successful challenge earlier in the fourth quarter, when Jones Jr. of the Mavericks was whistled for an offensive cover foul, and then Kidd launched a challenge, and after a referee replay, Conley's defensive first foul was changed. What is this going on in terms of the NBA challenge rules?

According to the challenge rules, when a player's foul is challenged, the referee can play back the video to see if the foul was correctly awarded, they can also watch the following things -

1. Is the foul blown on the right player (whether the fouler or the fouled)?

2. Are there any other fouls in the vicinity of the foul?

3. Some of the contents of "coherent action": a. if it is a foul committed by a defender, whether the foul occurred before the offensive player starts the shooting action, b. whether the ball that has been hit by the offensive player should be counted as invalid, and c. whether the goal that was originally ruled invalid should be judged valid because of the coherent action.

4. Is there an offensive or defensive interference ball in this round?

5. Is the game time running out before the foul is committed?

6. Did the 24 seconds of the offense run out before the foul was committed?

7. If an offensive player is fouled, is he out of bounds before and after he is fouled?

8. Before a player is fouled, was there an 8-second backcourt violation?

9. Are there any unsportsmanlike acts or actions?

In this challenge, Conley was fouled before Jones Jr.'s offensive foul move, and the referee reversed the decision in accordance with Article 2 above, which was in line with the challenge rules. Kidd and his coaching staff managed to convert an offensive foul from their own side into a defensive foul and get a second chance to challenge, which led to the aforementioned challenge of McDaniels out of bounds.

I have to feel the calmness of Coach Kidd and the perfect use of the challenge rules, the Mavericks have a 2-0 advantage on the road and occupy an absolute lead in the series.

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