NBA reveals refs missed critical OKC 5-second violation vs. Warriors – NBC Sports Bay Area
The Warriors’ turnover fest on Friday resulted in a disappointing loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder in overtime, but it appears the extra period wasn’t warranted.
With 8.4 remaining in regulation and leading by three points, Thunder guard Jalen Williams inbounded the ball and tossed a high overhead lob to a 7-foot-1 Chet Holmgren. But as it shows in the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report and in a video highlighted by Bballbreakdown on X, Williams should have been whistled for a five-second violation, resulting in a turnover and the Warriors gaining possession.
Instead, no call was made and Holmgren pulled up from well beyond the arc before being fouled by Draymond Green and knocking down all three of his free-throw attempts to tie things up.
Golden State called a timeout with a little over seven seconds remaining in regulation, but Steph Curry’s missed 3-pointer resulted in the game going into overtime.
In the extra five minutes, the Thunder outplayed the Warriors and came out on top, winning 138-136 at Paycom Center.
Granted, the Warriors did turn the ball over 29 times. Twenty-nine times. By the third quarter, they already had given it away 21 times. By the end of the game, they were up to 29 — the most by an NBA team this season and tied the team’s most ever under Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
While their carelessness with the ball was the key factor to the loss, it’s clear that the missed call by the refs played a part, too.
