Timberwolves Nuggets double overtime referee report: A total of 3 errors and missed the judgment Wei Shao's fatal foul was correct

On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the referee report for the last two minutes of the double overtime game between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets. The report showed that in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter and two overtimes, there were three misconvictions, two of which were missed and one was misjudged. The referee's report also gave an explanation for the penalty for Wei Shao's missed basket and fatal three-point foul. The details are as follows-

The first missed call came with 33.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, when Edwards controlled the ball up front but then dropped back to the halfway line. It was a leaky return violation, with the Timberwolves profiting and the Nuggets losing.

The second missed call came with 34.5 seconds left before the end of the second overtime, and Jokic stayed in his own box for more than three seconds without actively defending opposing players, which was a leaky three-second violation that allowed the Nuggets to profit and the Timberwolves to lose.

The only misjudgment came with 19.5 seconds left before the end of the second overtime, and the referee's report showed that Randle was the last player to touch the ball before it went out of bounds, so the ball should go to the Nuggets, not the Timberwolves. This misjudgment, the Timberwolves profited, and the Nuggets suffered. At that time, the referee awarded both sides a jump ball.

The referee's report also gave an explanation for the two rounds related to Wei Shao at the last moment -

With 11.3 seconds left before the end of the second overtime, Wei Shao made a fast-break layup, and Conley crossed Wei Shao's running route and did not have any illegal physical contact with Wei Shao when interfering with the opponent's layup. Therefore, Wei Shao was not fouled, and the referee did not blow the whistle correctly.

With 0.1 seconds left before the end of the second overtime, Willis quickly stepped forward to defend Alexander Walker as he attempted a three-point shot, invading his space and making illegal physical contact before hitting the ground. After communicating with the replay center, it was determined that Westbrook's illegal physical contact occurred before the clock ran out with 0.1 seconds left on the race clock. So Alexander Walker was right to get three free throws.

In the end, Alexander Walker hit two of three free throws, and the Timberwolves narrowly defeated the Nuggets 140-139.