Warriors' Steve Kerr furious with refs over missed Nuggets timeout call - ESPN

DENVER — A furious Steve Kerr screamed at officials following Golden State's 119-115 loss at Denver on Tuesday night, saying the crew failed to see that Nuggets guard Christian Braun signaled for a timeout after securing a loose ball with 1.9 seconds left — despite Denver being out of timeouts.

Kerr argued that Denver should have been assessed a technical foul, which would have given the Warriors a free throw and possession of the ball. Instead, crew chief Tyler Ford called for a jump ball with 1.9 seconds remaining in the game and the Warriors trailing by four.

«Braun called a timeout,» Kerr said. «He dove on the floor, he rolled over. Everybody saw it except for the three guys we hire to do the games, and that makes me angry. That's a technical foul. They don't have a timeout left. We shoot a free throw, we get the ball, we got a chance to win the game.

»They [the officials] all told me they didn't see it.… It's up to the referees to see [it]. That's why we have three of them. Somebody's got to see it. So yeah, that made me mad."

Ford told a pool reporter after the game that the Nuggets were not assessed a technical foul because none of the officials saw Braun clearly signal for a timeout.

«Christian Braun never fully or clearly signaled for a timeout,» Ford said. «Therefore a timeout was not recognized.»

Braun said he knew his team didn't have a timeout remaining because Denver coach Michael Malone and his staff talked about it.

«No,» Braun said when asked if he called timeout. «It might've looked like it maybe. I was fumbling the ball on the ground a little bit. My hands moved, but the refs didn't call it.»

It was a frustrating ending for the Warriors, who lost their fifth consecutive game by blowing a six-point lead