Different scenario of the NY Knicks play....

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I would think the basket would still count. Now if the ball was tapped by the defender and the ball hit the ground and then bounced up in the air, the basket could not count. I think if the ball was touched by the defender, I see no reason why the same result would not take place.

Peace

I didn't see the game, but it sounds like from the post, this was a throw-in with 0.1 sec. left. If that's the case, the defensive tip would not be considered a shot, and the ball would be dead as soon as the horn goes off if it was not in the basket. An offensive player tipping the ball would be considered a shot, in which case the ball is not dead if it is in the air at the time the horn goes off.

Perhaps what your thinking is if a shot is in the air, and the defense tips or partially blocks a shot, then it is still considered a shot and would still count if the horn goes off before the ball enters the basket.

Qualified statement: This is true for Fed. rules. I have no clue what the NBA rule would be.