Mavs: LOL Tony Brothers

[CitizenDwayne]

One of the most egregious no-calls I've ever seen.

And Monty Williams' reaction was pathetic.

[Jodelo]

Shooting foul? 2 FT's would have been right...

[koriwhat]

I love how the league just goes, "my bad", agreed all is said and done. Such bs!

[Spur Bank]

Obviously a missed call, but it's worth pointing out that the ref's view of the hack was 100% blocked by Ellis's body. You can see it at the 46 second mark of the YouTube video, or any other time they show Rivers trying to shoot. Not sure what Brothers could have done, other than install X-Ray vision.

[Jacob1983]

Why does the NBA apologize for blown or missed calls? What's the point of it? There won't be a do over so why pretend like you give a and offer up a fake ass apology?

[monosylab1k]

just saw it...ridiculous lol

Yeah that was a pretty blatant pushoff by Rivers before Ellis got him on the arm.

And Monty was certainly happy with the result. If your final play is to let Austin Rivers dribble aimlessly before desperately trying to heave a shot then you're clearly trying to lose

[Prime Time]

I always though Tony Brothers were actually two brothers whose last name was Tony.

You are not alone. I always thought they were a duo that were on the same floor like the Morris twins. Then I find out it was 1 guy and my mind was blown.

Glad there were others like me I was always amazed at how the two brothers called the exact same foul at the exact same moment every single time.

[RD2191]

Glad there were others like me I was always amazed at how the two brothers called the exact same foul at the exact same moment every single time.

[spurraider21]

was a bad blown call. anybody actually trying to defend it is hilarious

[DMC]

The league would be shooting itself in the foot to have officiating that favors one team or another. The balance there would be too difficult to pull off. I agree it was a blatant foul, probably intentional, but it wasn't called for whatever reason. There are plenty of times during a game however where a ref can call or not call a foul and alter the game. The last play of the game is too visible to everyone so I've seen them swallow their whistles and maybe they tell themselves they aren't going to blow that whistle for anything, hoping someone else does. Just as Danny Green chokes on last second shots, refs can do the same on last second calls.