Mavericks to protest two-point loss against Warriors claiming Golden State was gifted free basket

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The Dallas Mavericks are filing an official protest to the NBA saying referees made a mistake that resulted in essentially a free basket for the Golden State Warriors - the Mavs lost, 127-125.

After a timeout in the third quarter, the Mavericks thought that they had possession of the ball, so the five players on the court went on one side of the court. However, it was actually Golden State's ball.

With the two teams on opposite ends of the court, the referee gave the ball to Warriors' Jordan Poole, inbounding underneath his own basket with no Maverick around them.

Poole bounced a pass to Kevon Looney, who dunked it with no issues.

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Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks dribbles the ball against Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors on March 22, 2023, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.  ((Photo by Cooper Neill/NBAE via Getty Images))

According to Mavs owner Mark Cuban, the refs changed the initial ruling without notifying his team.

"For those wondering about the play with 1:54 to go on the 3rd, let me explain what happened," Cuban tweeted after the game. "The ref called Mavs ball. The announcer announced it. Then there was a timeout. During the time out the official changed the call and never told us. Then when they saw us line up as if it were our ball, he just gave the ball to the warriors. Never said a word to us They got an easy basketball. Crazy that it would matter in a 2 point game. Worst officiating non call mistake possibly in the history of the NBA. All they had to do was tell us and they didn't."

Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban during the