The NBA denied the New York Knicks’ protest following a 105-103 loss to the Houston Rockets on February 12.
The game ended with Jalen Brunson being called for a foul on Aaron Holiday with 0.3 seconds left in the fourth, with Holiday hitting two-out-of-three free throws to win the game.
After the game, crew chief Ed Malloy admitted that Brunson should not have been called for a foul.
“Under the standard for NBA game protests, New York was required to demonstrate that there was a misapplication of the official playing rules. As opposed to an error in judgement by game officials. Because the foul call at issue reflected an error in judgement, New York did not demonstrate a misapplication of the playing rules, and the extraordinary remedy of upholding a game protest was not warranted,” said the NBA in a statement.