SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� The Sacramento Kings were right, again. And it didn鈥檛 matter, again.
For the third time this season, the NBA has told the Kings that a critical call was blown in the final moments of what became a close loss. The latest entry on that list: that on a 3-point try as time was expiring in the Kings鈥� 116-113 loss to the Warriors on Monday night.
That was revealed in the NBA鈥檚 Last 2 Minute Report that was released Tuesday, with the league saying that Thompson made contact with Huerter's arm, affecting a shot that fell short of the basket.
The L2MR details all officiated events 鈥� calls and key non-calls 鈥� down the stretch of games where the margin was three points or less at any time in the final 2 minutes. The NBA uses it for transparency.
鈥淜evin got fouled,鈥� Sacramento coach Mike Brown told reporters after the game. 鈥淚 know there are missed calls throughout the course of the game, missed calls on us, missed calls on our opponent. I just want, at the end of the game, somebody to step up and make the right call.鈥�
Last Wednesday, Tyler Herro hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in what became a three-point win for Miami. The Kings argued that he traveled; the next day, the NBA said that indeed was the case.
The third instance wasn't as dramatic as the Huerter-Thompson play or the Herro shot. On Oct. 22, Kings guard De鈥橝aron Fox was fouled by the Los Angeles Clippers鈥� Paul George on a shot attempt with 1:20 left. It wasn鈥檛 called; the NBA said the following day it should have been. The Kings wound up losing that game by two points.
The Kings are 3-6 so far this season, 13th in the 15-team Western Conference.
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