The NBA confirmed that the Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies performed an additional 66 seconds within the third quarter as a result of a clock error.
“We’ve got confirmed that the sport clock was inaccurately set within the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers-Memphis Grizzlies sport final evening at FedEx Discussion board,” a league spokesperson mentioned in an announcement on Saturday. “After a shot clock violation, the clock was set at 2:20 when it ought to have been at 1:14. The error was not seen in actual time by the groups, the referees, the sport clock operator or the stats crew. Whereas unlucky, the hassle was not recognized in time to resolve the scenario in-game.”
The Grizzlies would outscore the Lakers 33-30 within the third quarter, however fell after the ultimate buzzer, 123-120.
Officers found that after a pair of air balls by the Grizzlies, the shot clock was mistakenly reset with 1:14 remaining within the quarter. A 3rd try, by Memphis guard Timmy Allen, was additionally an air ball and play was whistled useless and referee Scott Wall signaled a shot clock violation and possession would go to the Lakers.
Allen’s shot got here after the shot clock ought to have already expired and didn’t rely. When the Lakers took possession and inbounded the ball, the shot clock reset to 24 seconds however the sport clocked went from 1:14 remaining within the quarter to 2:20 to play.
Over that further 66 seconds of sport time, every crew scored two factors and the Lakers led 98-87 on the finish of the third quarter.
The error was caught by Twitter person Ramiro Bentes on Saturday morning. Hours later, the NBA launched an announcement acknowledging the error.
Simply realized the Lakers and Grizzlies performed 13:06 minutes within the third quarter final evening. When the shot clock was purported to be reset at 1:14, the sport clock was additionally by accident reset to 2:20. Nobody seen they usually performed the remainder of the way in which with the brand new sport clock. pic.twitter.com/oeEE0F7f3C
— Ramiro Bentes (@NbaInRstats) April 13, 2024
The Grizzlies have been out of the playoff hunt for a while now, however the win was vital for the Lakers. They’re now 46-35 with one sport to play within the common season and this might assist them earn the No. 8 seed for subsequent week’s NBA play-in match.
