Broken clock, reviews mar final minutes of Lakers-Warriors - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — The last two minutes of the game clock in the Golden State Warriors' 128-121 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night took more than 20 minutes of real time to play out thanks to a series of replay reviews and shot-clock malfunctions.

The delays began with 1:50 remaining in the fourth, with the Lakers trailing 124-120, when L.A. coach Darvin Ham challenged an out-of-bounds call that granted the Warriors possession while Lakers center Jaxson Hayes and Golden State forward Andrew Wiggins both went for the rebound.

While the officials were reviewing the out-of-bounds call, they determined that the corner 3-pointer LeBron James made on the previous trip down the court with 2:07 remaining did not count.

The Lakers ended up winning the challenge — Hayes and Wiggins faced off for a jump ball — but lost points in the process.

«I've never seen that be called before like that — in that particular time,» said James, who finished with 40 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds. «That was kind of weird.… It took some momentum away from us.»

The ruling was eerily similar to one from a December game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, in which a late 3 by James that would have tied the score was downgraded to a 2-pointer after review. Just like he did that night, James disagreed with the call Saturday.

«I didn't believe I stepped on the line, obviously,» James said Saturday. «I knew how much space I had over there. And when I shoot, I shoot on my tippy toes, so it's kind of hard for me to have a heel down.»

Crew chief David Guthrie explained the ruling in a postgame statement to a pool reporter.

«James' left foot is out of bounds as he begins to shoot,» Guthrie said. «Yes, it is reviewable at that time. The rule is Rule