The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in a “bizarre” conclusion, forcing the venue announcer to call the shot clock.
At Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 128-121. However, the game’s strange ending, caused by a malfunctioning shot clock and a contentious decision that overturned a three-pointer by LeBron James, delayed the game’s last two minutes by 23 minutes.
The newest installment in their long-running rivalry appeared to be reaching its exciting climax with under two minutes to go, as the Lakers trailed the Warriors by just four points.
The Lakers’ lead ballooned to seven points with just one minute and fifty seconds left in the game when James’ three-point attempt was disallowed due to referees ruling that he had stepped out of bounds. After endless attempts to reset the game and repair the shot clock, the officials settled on having the arena PA speaker report the remaining time on the clock at five-second intervals in real time.
James reportedly told ESPN that after the game, he had never heard that referred to in such a specific way. “It was strange, to be honest.” We lost some ground because of it.
James reportedly told ESPN that after the game, he had never heard that referred to in such a specific way. “It was strange, to be honest.” We lost some ground because of it.
Without Anthony Davis—who departed the game in the first quarter due to an injury—he tried to lead his team to victory with a total of forty points, matching his season high. He also had nine assists and eight rebounds.
Klay Thompson scored 26 points off the bench, while Steph Curry, a longstanding adversary of James’, scored 31 points for the Warriors in his return to action following a three-game absence due to a damaged right ankle.
“The conclusion was quite strange.” Following the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke with reporters. It appears that you experience clock problems on a seasonal basis. As far as I’m aware, that is the most extreme situation in which the backup unit has also failed. It’s a shame; I felt sorry for the supporters.
“It was an exciting game, and now in the final two minutes, everyone is staring at each other, confused about what to do next.”
It had been a finely poised game throughout even after the Lakers had lost Davis and his defensive nous, which allowed the Warriors to attack more from inside the paint, racking up points in that area of the court.
But the game’s “flow” was interrupted following the challenge to James’ three-pointer, Kerr said afterward, adding he would “love to see that rule go away.”
“We’re trying so hard to get everything just right at the expense of the flow. Who cares if the guy’s foot is half an inch (over) … is that worth going back 45 seconds and changing everything?”
James, however, defended the decision, adding that while it was “unfortunate what happened,” the referees “have a job to do, and they have to do it the best they can.”
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