it was straight robbery! i was at the game........the shot came clearly after the buzzer. the weird thing is, it seemed like nobody else in the building noticed that it came after the buzzer? even most everyone on the court. i felt like i was the only one that saw it go in after the buzzer or i could of been wrong. the strang this is the that all three refs huddled before the last play happend and talked for a while. seems like they were gonna let any shot after the buzzer go in? just plain pure robbery of lasyness by everyone. i mean think about, two times that don't have a chance to make the playoffs play into the great game but it doesn't really matter because all everyone wants to do is go home because this win doesn't mean for anything except just a win.
oh yeah one more thing......heres actual proof that it was after the buzzer from NBA.com, its the play-by-play. http://scores.nba.com/games/20020316/CHIHOU/PlayByPlayPrint.html 2nd Overtime (5:00) Jump Ball Cato vs Fizer (4:44) [HOU 108-106] Thomas Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Norris (17 AST) (4:24) [CHI] Fizer Jump Shot: Missed (4:22) [HOU] Cato Rebound (Off:4 Def:10) (4:05) [HOU] Thomas Jump Shot: Missed (4:03) [CHI] Oakley Rebound (Off:2 Def:8) (3:52) [CHI] Fizer Turnover: Foul (2 TO) (3:52) [CHI] Fizer Foul: Offensive (3 PF) (3:35) [HOU 110-106] Thomas Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Mobley (3 AST) (3:15) [HOU] Thomas Foul: Personal (6 PF) (3:15) [HOU] Thomas Substitution replaced by Griffin (3:06) [CHI] Rose Jump Shot: Missed (3:04) [HOU] Cato Rebound (Off:4 Def:11) (2:40) [HOU] Team Turnover: 24 Second Violation ( TO) (2:30) [CHI 108-110] Best Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) (2:08) [HOU] Mobley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hassell (2 BLK) (2:07) [HOU] Team Rebound (2:07) [HOU] Team Timeout: Regular (2:02) [HOU] Team Rebound (2:02) [HOU] Mobley Jump Shot: Missed (2:02) [HOU] Team Turnover: 24 Second Violation ( TO) (1:48) [CHI] Best Turnover: Bad Pass (1 TO) (1:26) [HOU] Norris Turnover: Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal: Fizer (1 ST) (1:20) [CHI 110-110] Rose Jump Shot: Made (40 PTS) (1:03) [HOU] Cato Jump Shot: Missed (1:01) [CHI] Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:9) (0:48) [HOU] Team Timeout: Regular (0:48) [CHI 112-110] Rose Jump Shot: Made (42 PTS) Assist: Oakley (4 AST) (0:35) [HOU] Mobley Jump Shot: Missed (0:33) [HOU] Team Rebound (0:33) [CHI] Oakley Foul: Loose Ball (5 PF) (0:23) [HOU 112-112] Mobley Fade Away: Made (37 PTS) (0:02) [CHI] Team Timeout: Regular (0:02) [HOU] Williams Foul: Personal (4 PF) (0:00) End Game CHI 114, HOU 112 (0:00) [CHI 114-112] Rose Turnaround Jump: Made (44 PTS)
Even NBA.com Play-by-Play admits it was after the clock? That really makes me mad! Just when we were starting our 21 game winning streak to make the playoffs!
Actually, the play-by-play is just saying that the shot went in with zero seconds left. It says nothing about the time when the shot was released. It was still robbery though.
