Friday night the Los Angeles Lakers won the penultimate game of their regular season at home of the Memphis Grizzlies: 120-123. It was a more balanced contest than might have been expected, as Memphis had as many as 13 absences and thus sent a roster of comprimarios and G-Leaguers to the court. It took 6 consecutive points by LeBron James, including a spectacular dunk, to get the better of the Grizzlies in the finale and secure eighth place.
In the past few hours, however, the NBA has admitted a error in the management of the stopwatch by the referees. During the third period, after a break, the stopwatch was erroneously increased to 2:20 instead of the 1:14 that was actually missing. According to the NBA, teams and referees did not realize this in time to remedy it. The result then was that the Lakers and Grizzlies played 1 minute and 6 seconds more than the canonical 48′.
The game, which ended in regulation, actually lasted 49.06 minutes: probably a record for a match without extra time.
Statement from NBA spokesperson Tim Frank on Friday’s LAL-MEM game provided to ESPN. First reported by The Commercial Appeal: pic.twitter.com/l3fg6Yc2le
– Dave McMenamin (@mcten) April 14, 2024
Milan, Italy. A graduate in Labor Management and Communication for Organizations from Catholic University, I founded BasketUniverso in 2011. Yes, I root for Orlando Magic and do my best not to hide it.
