Shocking.
In its two-minute report on refereeing during Saturday night's loss to the Cavs, the NBA refereeing office noted, in no surprise to Nets fans, that two critical plays should have gone the other way. Either could have spelled the difference in the 90-88 loss. Both involved LeBron James.
Here's the video ... and technical explanation on the first bad call which took place with a little less than two minutes left. Lopez was called for a charge while getting hooked by James. James applauded the refs for their decision.
LHH and LATR show James (CLE) applies a forearm with a bent elbow to Lopez (BKN) in the lower defensive box, which is legal.