Kerr, Warriors irate refs missed Nuggets timeout call in loss

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Kerr, Warriors irate refs missed Nuggets timeout call in loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

DENVER – Frustration followed coach Steve Kerr to the podium Tuesday night at Ball Arena after the Warriors’ 119-115 loss against the Denver Nuggets.

For the Nuggets going on a 10-0 run over the final two and a half minutes. For Golden State committing 15 turnovers that turned into 22 points by Denver. For the Warriors fouling the Nuggets 25 times, 10 more than Denver was whistled for, which led to 35 free-throw attempts and 28 points – 13 more than the Warriors.

And also for the referees clearly missing an attempted timeout from Nuggets guard Christian Braun in the final few seconds when Denver didn’t have any left.

“Yeah, Braun called a timeout,” Kerr said to begin his postgame press conference. “He dove on the floor, he rolled over. Everybody saw it, except for the three we hired to do the game, and that makes me angry.”

Denver Post reporter Bennett Durando served as the Pool Reporter for the night and asked Crew Chief Tyler Ford why the Nuggets weren’t called for a technical foul when Braun appeared to call timeout. Ford’s explanation was that Braun “never fully or clearly signaled for a timeout.”

Here is their full exchange:

Kerr, along with every other Warrior, saw something different than Ford.

“That’s a technical foul,” Kerr continued. “They don’t have a timeout left. That’s a technical foul. We shoot a free throw, we get the ball and we have a chance to win the game. They all told me they didn’t see it.

“He dives on the floor and he rolls over and he goes, ‘Timeout!’ It’s up to the referees – somebody’s got to see it, that’s why there’s three of them. Somebody’s got to see it. So yeah, that made me mad. With that said, that’s not why we lost. We lost because we didn’t close again.”

Down by four points with seven seconds left, Moses Moody shot a 3-pointer from the left wing that took a long, errant bounce. Braun beat Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins to the spot, diving for the ball but rolling over multiple times with the ball in his hands.

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Publish date : 2024-12-04 07:44:00

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