Nuggets shock Mavericks 106-105 , NBA officials admit they made a bad call

With just a second left on the clock, Carmelo Anthony nailed a 3-pointer to give the Denver Nuggets another win over the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night.

Per SI.com, Denver beat Dallas 106-105 to take a 3-0 series lead that no other team has been able to overcome in NBA history. It's the first time for the Nuggets to have a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series, and if they win Monday night they'll be able to take a four-game sweep.


Twitpic of Carmelo Anthony posted by @buberzionist

The NBA announced two hours after the game that the officials made a mistake. President of league operations Joel Litvin released a statement saying ''the officials missed an intentional foul committed by Antoine Wright on Carmelo Anthony, just priot to Anthony's 3-point basket."

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was not happy with the officiating, shoving a cameraman and yelling behind the scorer's table. ESPN's Mike Yam announced on his Twitter page that the NBA got that last call wrong. And Cuban's speechless:

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   mcuban There is absolutely nothing to say afetr that. 10 May 2009 from web
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   Mike_Yam NBA just admitted it's officials got the call in the Mavericks/Nuggets game wrong. sorry dallas fans 10 May 2009 from web

Several Dallas fans agreed and felt the officiating was unfair too:

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   PopaJohn82 The mavs were just robbed, call the po po. The NBA and it's officials have really dropped the ball the entire playoffs. 10 May 2009 from TwitterFon
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   scooterb23 I think the brother of the ref in the Mavs game was umpiring the White Sox game...what bad officiating I'm seeing today 10 May 2009 from web
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   joegotti And the MAVS will get swept 10 May 2009 from txt
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   BEKbeergirl so upset over the Mavs game-BS on the no-call on the foul 10 May 2009 from TweetDeck
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   ebbykurian I'm really happy I didn't watch a second of the Mavs game today... My soul still hurts, though. RIP Yao's foot. again. 10 May 2009 from web
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   always100ape thinks the Mavs were screwed out of a dubya today...and with no Yao, the Rockets can hang up their jerseys too. Damn Tejas! 10 May 2009 from web
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   jonmatamoros MAVS WERE CHEATED ON! HATE THOSE REFS! 10 May 2009 from TweetDeck

Nuggets fans are already awaiting their next series:

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   JirehProvida Mavs Still ain't got nothin on the Nuggets... 3-0 baby!! 10 May 2009 from web
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   dwight4mvp Nuggets up 3-0, good. excited to see the mavs knocked out, nuggets getting some revenge for my spurs 10 May 2009 from web
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   die_lavish I'm hoping for the Cav's and Nuggets final 10 May 2009 from web
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   ValerieLuxe Everybody is sleeping on the Nuggets..its cool..keep doubting us...we going all the way to the top! 10 May 2009 from UberTwitter
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   FlyBoots denver nuggets is a threat...I Repeat A threat!! 10 May 2009 from web
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   Qstorm26d i see nuggets won cav's winning . i still see la and cav final 10 May 2009 from mobile web

Nuggets shock Mavericks 106-105 , NBA officials admit they made a bad call

Yao Ming out for rest of playoffs with fracture

Are the Houston Rockets down for the count without one of their star players?

Per ESPN.com, Yao Ming is out for the season with a broken foot after limping off the court in the Rockets 108-94 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Houston center didn't practice Saturday, and the team announced Saturday night that Yao will need 8-12 weeks to recover.



Twitpic posted by @Bizzle_HD

Game 4 is set for Sunday, with the Lakers leading the series 2-1.

Without Yao, there's little hope the Rockets can win the series:

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   JaredICF Yao is out for the season! Rockets are dunzo. 10 May 2009 from txt
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   kgmusic33 maaaan...rockets aint lookin good AT ALL...we just lost YAO....this sum bullllll 10 May 2009 from txt
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   mariocast Yao Ming is out with a fractured foot. Guess I'm done watching NBA playoffs: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6416739.html 10 May 2009 from web
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   Void_Wizard So sad Yao Ming will miss the remainder of the playoffs now the Rockets have no chance of winning the series against the Lakers. 10 May 2009 from web
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   alpha_dl2ift Yao Ming is out....its a wrap for houston... 10 May 2009 from web
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   MichaelChester Yao is out for the playoffs. It's looking more and more likely that there will be a Kobe vs. Lebron match-up in the Finals 10 May 2009 from web

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Yao Ming out for rest of playoffs with fracture

Basketball coach Chuck Daly dies Saturday morning at 78

Hall of Fame basketball Chuck Daly died this morning at the age of 78.

Per MSNBC, the former Detriot Pistons coach was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had been undergoing treatment.

Daly was the first coach to win an NBA title and a gold medal. He coached the Pistons to back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, and the original Dream Team to a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Two years after he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Daly was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the NBA's first half-century in 1996.

The Twitterverse mourned the loss of the Hall of Famer:

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   CP_6 RIP to my favorite coach of my favorite team. Chuck Daly 09 May 2009 from Tweetie
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   Mr_WTF RIP Chuck Daly he made hating the Pistons fun 09 May 2009 from mobile web
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   ncklausnut Sorry to hear about Chuck Daly . My condolences. 09 May 2009 from mobile web
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   Kencourier Wow...Chuck Daly passed away...never liked the guy when he coached Detroit,but always something a little surreal when u get that kinda news. 09 May 2009 from web
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   JPaschke Mourning loss of Chuck Daly. Great man and coach. Father of NBA charter flights. Once admired a sport coat of mine , a real compliment. 09 May 2009 from TweetDeck
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   tenyjr whoa - just found out thru Twitter's trending topics that Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly has died 09 May 2009 from web
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   kuhvet RIP Chuck Daly. bad boys were one of my fav teams to watch growing up. 09 May 2009 from mobile web
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   JMcII We lost a great basketball mind, R.I.P. Chuck Daly 09 May 2009 from TwitterBerry

Basketball coach Chuck Daly dies Saturday morning at 78