Memphis vs. Clippers Goal Tending
 

APG is it possible to get a viewing of a goaltending call at about .11 seconds or .10 left in the third period. I believe CP3 stole the ball is driving and OJ Mayo blocks a potential lay up.

The C official comes in late and counts the basket as a GT.

Watching it live last night, I couldn't tell if the call was good or not, I remember I liked the way the C sold it though. But I also remember thinking he came from a long way away to count it.

The official in the slot that made the call was Scott Foster. Anyhow, here's the play.


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as you would expect (at least 95% of the time for those NBA officials working the playoffs)....correct call.

I liked it, in my experiences when a player lays the ball up right at/over the rim, its coming down.

Should've dunked it :eek:

That and it appears as though O.J. Mayo touched the ball while it was in the cylinder.

As APG implies, the direction of the ball doesn't matter once any part of the ball is over the rim. It is BI if it is going up or down. It is BI if it has hit the backboard or rim or neither. Being over the rim makes the ball untouchable (and it doesn't even have to be a try).

Small note, this is goaltending violation either way under NBA rules...if the defense commmits what we'd call BI under NFHS/NCAA rules, it's still called a goaltend. BI is committed by the offense. Not really a huge point. ;)

Thanks for the NBA vs. NCAA/NFHS distinction.

Thanks for posting the video.

Also thanks for the distinction....what's scary is the commentators got it right. I was thinking it was BI because it was above the cylinder.

When you have two distinct signals for BI and goaltending like the NBA does, it makes it makes it easier for fans and commentators to know the difference. You only see officials signal basket interference when the offense has committed, and goaltending signal whenever the defense has committed a violation.

What a great call to make while on the sprint on a quick turnover.