Beijing time on December 20, NBA officially announced the last two minutes of the referee report for Nets vs Pistons . Reports indicate there was only one missed call in the final two minutes of the game. The referee missed a foul on Irving 's three-pointer. He should have been given three free throw opportunities. He was expected to score 40+ points with Durant .
’s only missed call occurred 1 minute and 32 seconds before the end of the game. At that time, Irving faced Hayes' defense, made a fake move and pulled out his hand, and the three-pointer bounced out of the basket. Irving then signaled to the referee that Hayes was fighting. The referee's report pointed out that Hayes hit Irving's right forearm when he took a shot. This was a defensive foul and Irving should have had three free throw opportunities.
In the end, the Nets narrowly defeated the Pistons 124-121. Durant scored 43 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, making 14 of 22 shots and 3 of 5 three-pointers. Irving also scored 38 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, making 13 of 23 shots and 5 of 10 three-pointers. If the three-point foul had not been missed, Irving would have been very hopeful of scoring over 40 points. Even so, Duou still scored 81 points together, which made Morant lament on social media that the combination of the two is really too strong.
The Nets are currently in a hot state. They have won 6 consecutive victories and won 10 of the last 11 games. They are currently 19 wins and 12 losses, temporarily ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. They are only 1 win away from the third place Cavaliers , and only 3 wins away from the top Bucks .
