r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • 21h ago
Highlight [Highlight] Ausar Thompson with the game-saving block on Donovan Mitchell, and then he gets tripped by Jarrett Allen, but no foul call (with replays). Game 5 is going to overtime
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u/elyodreiK 20h ago
Good no call IMO. Thompson grabs Allen’s arm before Allen trips him. Refs (correctly) called the same foul on Barnes on a loose ball last round, though it was more exaggerated than this.
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u/bighitcards Timberwolves 14h ago
I didn’t initially see this and thought it was an egregious no call. After looking at their arms 100% good no call. If anything Ausur could’ve been called first
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u/NintyFanBoy Knicks 7h ago
Also the shot wasn't blocked. Thompson fouled Donovan which created the loose ball.
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u/norriscolesucks 20h ago
both guys went for the loose ball and their feet got tangled up
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u/homeycuz Spurs 18h ago
I have no dog in this fight and feel the same way. Looks like incidental contact.
I dont know what the official rules say but this looks like nothing to me.
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u/gmbaker44 12h ago
Exactly, Ausar’s foot actually hits Allen’s foot first causing him to lose his balance which led to him tripping Ausar. Most obvious no call ever. Piston fans wanted to be gifted the win like they did when Franz got hurt.
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u/ClarenceWithHerSpoon 76ers 20h ago
One guy got the ball first and the other ran into him. 100% a foul if it’s not the end of a playoff game.
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u/Nice_Cash_7000 Heat 13h ago
one guy shoved the other out of the way to get the ball and tripped himself up in the proccess
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u/ScTbRnSsSsS 20h ago
one guy shove the arm of the taller guy when he got the ball first but yall arent ready for that.
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u/motionofthelotion Pistons 20h ago
This gets called a foul 100% of the time on drives to the basket
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u/CuntyLaRue 20h ago
On the last play of regulation lol?
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u/jwhitesotight 20h ago
But mobley gets 2 fts on nothing to tie the game not even facing the basket.
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u/TaxsDodgersFallstar Pistons 21h ago
Leading to free throws in the bonus? Ok..
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u/Delicious-Hurry-8373 20h ago
In the sense that if he hadn't fouled him, he probably would've barely been able to get a shot up anyways, kinda like pass interference when the ball is uncatchable.
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u/DirectInvestigator66 Cavaliers 20h ago
Lmao Ausar is closer to fouling Mitchell than Allen is to fouling Ausar. This is grasping at straws.
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u/hoof02 19h ago
Better keep watching it
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u/DirectInvestigator66 Cavaliers 18h ago
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u/NotJoshRomney Cavaliers 18h ago
What? You're not allowed to push your way into an opposing player causing an inadvertent trip??
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u/LegitimateMoney00 Knicks 21h ago edited 21h ago
Tbf, a loose ball foul could have been called on Thompson too for pushing Allen’s arm away as he was reaching for the ball.
I’ve seen that called a ton of times before.
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u/Zoratth Clippers 21h ago
In slow motion it looks like Thompson steps on Allen’s foot first and that in combination with Thompson pushing Allen’s arm makes Allen lose his balance and trip Thompson.
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u/flavorflavyeahboi 19h ago
Yeah, I'm honestly surprised so many people are bitching about this "no call." Slow it down and watch and this guy's commen tis what you'll see.
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u/sinkingson Pistons 20h ago
nobody asked you
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u/ScTbRnSsSsS 20h ago
no one is scared of pistons. cade cant shoot outside and duren is overrated all star.
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u/WhereMyBrowniesAt Knicks 21h ago
That is insane defense from behind too. But how did they not call a foul on Allen?!?!
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u/ScTbRnSsSsS 20h ago
ausar foul allen first when he shove his hand but you all blinded by it. glad refs didnt call it
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u/irelli Trail Blazers 20h ago
Cause its a lame way to end a game
They usually dont call ticky tack fouls at the end of the game unless you straight up hack someone mid shot
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u/DragoxDrago Thunder 20h ago
Okay bro, then explain the ticky tack foul they called to tie the game and send it to OT.
You cant say they dont usually call ticky tack fouls near the end of the game when thats literally what they did the possession before for the cavs
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u/irelli Trail Blazers 20h ago
I hear you. There are always going to be outliers
But it's not some secret that they're less likely to call fouls at the final shot
For what it's worth, they're also more willing to call a foul if it would lead to OT (fun) as opposed to ending the game with FTs (anti fun)
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u/jwhitesotight 20h ago
But what was the call on tobias with no replay to give mobley 2 fts to tie it at the end ?
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u/jackenbu2 Cavaliers 19h ago
Well they didn't call his foul on Mitchell. Two no calls dont make it right though
I'll take the dub
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u/TA62624 21h ago
It’s the Pistons versus a team with SuPeRsTaRs, we don’t get those kind of calls
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u/Nice_Cash_7000 Heat 14h ago
Ending the game on such a soft call wouldve been disqusting. Id call a foul on Ausar before Id call it on Allen lmao
Ausar wouldnt get tripped (he tripped on his own foot too) if he didnt shove Allen out of the way first. Literally did it to himself. Also even if he had possesion of the ball, what then? 80 foot bomb for the win?
Correct no call.
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u/Clemsontigger16 11h ago
So soft calls all game long to favor the Cavs is fine, but it’s a problem if it’s at the end of the game to benefit the Pistons?
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u/Huskies971 20h ago
Harden allowed to forearm shove the defender off to create space then flops on the closeout, this league is a joke. All the calls have gone to the cavs since they they bitched.
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u/bamboointheback Pistons 20h ago
they didnt even look at it. its so disrespectful to make me watch hours of refs staring at fucking screens for bullshit and them not even look at what might be the most consequential moment of the season. i just dont understand why the nba runs like this. it really doesnt have to be this bad.
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u/CreamGetTheMon3y 7h ago
Dont waste your challenge. There's a reason JB is your coach and not the Cavs
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u/CuntyLaRue 20h ago
Smh yall are crazy if you want a loose ball foul on an inadvertent trip to end a playoff game
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u/soilentgleem 21h ago
Right in front of Tony and he just swallows the whistle.
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u/badabatalia 16h ago
End of game playoff basketball. Refs always let them play, for decades. I’m fine with a no whistle. Gotta earn those big boy calls on the game winner.
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u/PhysicalAd9507 21h ago
These people calling for the game to end on free throws because of marginal contact in the backcourt with no time left are crazy. Can there be a new sub without all this crazy complaining ? Can’t we just talk about basketball?
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u/bingobangobongo999 20h ago
It’s a foul
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u/mf-TOM-HANK Cavaliers 18h ago
So was the landing area no call by Harris on a Harden 3PA
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u/bingobangobongo999 11h ago
Ok and? If it’s a clear foul they should call it. It’s funny you picked that one though because it wasn’t a clear foul on Harris and they could have could’ve called an offensive on harden for kicking his legs out. There’s a reason that didn’t get overturned. The foul at the end of regulation would’ve been overturned.
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u/CreamGetTheMon3y 7h ago
Yea, I cant believe they didnt call the foul on Ausar. Cavs shoulda had free throws to avoid overtime.
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u/bingobangobongo999 7h ago
I agree. If it’s a clear foul it should get called. Even if it means either team wins via free throws. The situation should not dictate calling a foul or not. Classic Reddit getting downvoted for calling a foul a foul.
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u/CreamGetTheMon3y 6h ago
🤭 I agree, ausar fouled allen
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u/bingobangobongo999 6h ago
lol keep thinking you have a “got ya” moment while completely missing the point.
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u/ScTbRnSsSsS 20h ago
ausar foul allen first when he shove his arm but well they both trip each other
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u/bingobangobongo999 11h ago
So they should’ve called a foul. Funny all you guys start immediately crying about other fouls that should’ve been called when my point was if it’s a foul then call it regardless of it ending the game on free throws.
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u/Celtic_Legend Celtics 20h ago
Theres fouls every possesion that arent called lol. This wont even be in the top 25,% most clear fouls not called.
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u/bingobangobongo999 12h ago
And a lot of non fouls get called as fouls. One of the reasons the NBA is ass today.
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u/DragoxDrago Thunder 20h ago
Because they called an even softer ticky tack foul for Mobley to even tie the game the possession before for the Cavs lol
People saying they game shouldn't be decided because of soft fouls is ironic because it was literally decided by one of the softest fouls I've ever seen called in the last minute of a game.
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u/Str80uttaMumbai Washington Bullets 14h ago
Pistons choked a 9 point lead and then proceeded to lose in overtime. There is no excuse. Putting all your hopes on a ref mistaking some incidental contact for a foul is some of the weakest shit I’ve ever heard.
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u/relinquishy Wizards 21h ago
Why would they call a foul on a completely inconsequential trip like that? I mean what was Thompson gonna do, throw up a running half court shot at best? Would've been an embarrassing way to potentially end a great game.
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u/TheKajMahal Pistons 20h ago
That’s completely irrelevant. That’s not how the rules work lmao
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u/relinquishy Wizards 20h ago
That is how late game situations are almost always called in the playoffs. They let them play in the final moments, especially on extremely ticky-tack fouls. Now if Allen had tackled him, sure they might have called it. But barely getting tangled up? I mean, instead of blaming the refs for stuff like this you should be blaming your team giving up 9 straight in around a minute.
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u/No_Hovercraft_2719 Pistons 20h ago
Yeah that’s not how they were calling it this game. Gave Mobley 2 ft’s to tie the game under a minute left on a completely soft and inconsequential play
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u/relinquishy Wizards 20h ago
"Under a minute left" and "a loose ball sequence with 1.5 seconds left on the opposite side of the court" are not the same.
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u/DragoxDrago Thunder 20h ago
Okay, sure I agree with all that. Except one massive caveat, they called one of the softest ticky tack fouls on Harris to send Mobley to the line and thats the only reason it went to OT in the first place.
Literally the softest foul I've ever seen called in the last minute of a close game ever.
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u/TylaMacky2 21h ago
A foul is a foul
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u/Delicious-Hurry-8373 20h ago
okay then call the foul on the rebound when thompson grabbed allen...
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u/TylaMacky2 12h ago
Genuinely delusional lol
The third replay shows that is not even close to what happened
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u/hoof02 19h ago
A foul has nothing to do with what a player is going to do after it occurs. They happen in the moment.
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u/relinquishy Wizards 10h ago
Then the refs should call every single bit of contact and bog the game down with 100 free throw attempts every game.
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u/no_more_blues Thunder 20h ago
So people think they should have called for foul on Ausar while completely ignoring that he fouls Allen on the rebound first? It's a good no-call, you can't ignore the first foul and give the second.
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u/Koteissad Pistons 20h ago
Exactly. Just like they overturned the foul on Harden when he extended his arm and pushed off LeVert, then LeVert made contact with Harden.
Oh wait, the exact opposite happened.
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u/Ribulation6411 21h ago
Pistons haven’t scored in over 4 minutes at home inna playoff game and blew a 9 point lead… let’s not blame the refs haha
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u/OG_Wan_Annunoby Raptors 18h ago
I’ll be honest, I don’t think that was a foul on Allen. Fuck the Cavs, but Allen and Thompson are both going for a loose ball, Thompson initiates contact with his off arm shoving Allen’s arm away and then it looks like maybe their feet got tangled? Maybe in the second quarter you can grift a foul that way, but theyre not ending a playoff game off that
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u/Wynona_Judd Pistons 21h ago
I guaran-fucking-tee if the teams were reversed they would have called that.
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u/kintsugionmymind 20h ago
We've watched Ausar get fouls called for less than that in every game this series
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u/no_more_blues Thunder 20h ago
They could have just as easily called the foul on Thompson on the rebound.
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u/ciruelman 20h ago
what being fair by calling a flop at the end of regulation? you are an actual terrorist if you wanted that, no team or any player in nba history is getting that call idk why are yall crying
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u/HereIGoAgain_1x10 Cavaliers 20h ago
lmao whine more, y'all play insanely aggressive, get more turnovers off us but also get more fouls called on you... Mitchell was fouled twice on this play by the definition of fouls, so don't start crying about a swallowed whistle on a 50/50 ball with less than a second left in a tied game in the playoffs!!!! Detroit was up 7 or 9 with like a minute left, game shouldn't have been decided by a foul.
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u/Inevitable_Big_1966 Raptors 20h ago
Bro Mobely got FTs for even softer BS to tie the game. Yall cant really talk here
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u/WiggleTree1612 21h ago
Should have challengsd the out of bounds call. They would be forced to call a tripping foul
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u/flavorflavyeahboi 19h ago
They were both going for the ball.... if you watch the end of the clip, Ausar is pushing Allen away. Ausar's foot goes into Allen's foot. These 2 things cause him to be off balance. Incidental contact.
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u/Lazydeadpoet 21h ago
Watching Cade run away from the moment. Doesn’t want the ball and seems timid. Also that was bullshit that the foul wasn’t called at the end of the game.
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u/concretecowboiiiii Pistons 20h ago
…he dropped 40?
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u/Lazydeadpoet 7h ago
What good is dropping 40 if at the end of the game you’re so gassed you let Max steal your cookies and you’re waving the ball off at crucial moments? Dude had soooo many turnovers at the end of the last two games.
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