After grabbing a rebound following a Dillon Brooks airball, Suns guard Jordan Goodwin went up for a shot.
Moody was in shut proximity, reached over Goodwin and hit the ball, and was whistled for a foul with the rating tied at 98 with 0.4 seconds left in regulation.
Goodwin made the second of his two free throws to win Phoenix the sport, 99-98. Although the extent of contact was questionable, the NBA stated that Moody made clear unlawful contact within the league’s every day “Last Two Minute” report.
The NBA’s evaluation learn:
“Although Moody (GSW) makes contact to the ball, he also makes more than marginal contact to Goodwin’s (PHX) head/neck area and to his arm. After communicating with the Replay Center, it is determined that the foul occurs with 0.4 seconds remaining on the game clock.”
The league reviewed 14 fouls and no-calls that occurred within the final two minutes of play, and located that the proper name was made in each occasion.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was incredulous {that a} foul was referred to as in a late-game scenario comparable to that.
“It’s hard to believe the game was decided on that call,” Kerr stated. “A shot that hits the side of the backboard, and the guys behind the bench said Moses got all ball. Everybody’s tangled up. It better be a foul to decide the game on a play like that.”
In a recreation the place the Warriors dedicated 20 turnovers and gave up 30 factors off these giveaways, the workforce one way or the other discovered itself able to win the sport in the previous couple of seconds, or at the least ship it to extra time.
As an alternative, Golden State misplaced its third consecutive recreation. The Warriors will look to snap the skid towards those self same Suns on Saturday at Chase Middle.
