It looked like LA Lakers' G Derek Fisher fouled SA Spurs' G Brent Barry on the Spurs' last possession. No foul was called and Barry missed a last-second 3 that would have given the Spurs a much-needed victory to even the series.
Anyone who knows me - or has read this blog - knows that I'm not a Spurs fan. But, how do the refs let that one go? It was obviously a foul ... or a travel. There was no way Barry would get three FT's on that one. Why? He traveled (switched pivot feet - take a look for yourself) before he got the shot up. So, if he is fouled, travels, then shoots, he obviously wasn't fouled on the shot.
Speaking of traveling. Did anyone see Tim Duncan's dunk (after a travel) in the first half? Or, did people see when Manu Ginobli caught the ball on the wing and switched pivot feet at least twice (illegal the last time I checked) before putting the ball on the floor? Of course, I'm pretty sure Kobe traveled on his last break-away dunk, after Ginobli and Oberto (I think) fumbled a hand-off.
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After seeing the Barry-Fisher replay, I realized that the travel occurred before the foul. Because of the travel, there was no foul.
The league office apparently reviewed the play and says it should have been a two-shot foul. What about the travel? Barry clearly travels. He catches the ball and pump fakes. As he's bringing the ball down, he moves his left foot to his left and plants it to push off. Then, he picks up his right foot and puts it back down before he puts the ball down to try to move past Fisher. Fisher hits Barry as he's putting the ball down ... but the travel already occurred. Barry needed to rip through with his left foot as he put the ball down, using his right foot as his pivot foot, if he wanted to drive. Or, he could have just jumped into Fisher to draw a three-shot foul.
Maybe the ref thought the travel and the foul on the floor canceled out and didn't want to call either of them. I'm not sure that makes a lot of sense, but stranger things have happened.
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