DALLAS -- Portland Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts credited star guard Damian Lillard for convincing him to challenge a critical foul call late in the Trail Blazers' 121-119 win over the Mavericks, the most impactful use yet of the NBA's new rule that is being used on a one-year trial basis.
With the Blazers leading by one with 8.4 seconds remaining, Lillard was called for a foul that would have sent Dallas forward Dorian Finney-Smith to the line for the potential go-ahead free throws. The call was overturned after being reviewed, resulting in a jump ball at midcourt, with Portland's Kent Bazemore chasing down the loose ball after Dallas' Kristaps Porzingis tipped it.