Jerami Grant got going late – and then was late to get going.
Grant again led the Pistons in scoring and again finished with more than 20 points, the 14th straight game – every one since the season opener – both of those things held true. But on the game’s final possession, one that started with 3.4 seconds left and the Pistons trailing Houston by a point, Grant’s potential game-winning three-point play was ruled null and void after video review because both P.J. Tucker’s foul and Grant’s release were judged to have come too late.
The Pistons didn’t quibble with the judgment of the review – Bill Kennedy raised his arm and blew his whistle as Grant released the shot, which did appear to come just as the red light that borders the backboard lit up to indicate time had expired – but thought Grant was fouled multiple times before the one that got called.