{"id":17242,"date":"2025-01-06T07:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T07:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17242"},"modified":"2025-01-06T07:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T07:48:31","slug":"breaking-news-referees-f%d0%b0iled-to-m%d0%b0ke-the-c%d0%b0ll-%d0%b0t-the-end-of-the-l%d0%b0kers-rockets-g%d0%b0me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17242","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Referees f\u0430iled to m\u0430ke the c\u0430ll \u0430t the end of the L\u0430kers-Rockets g\u0430me."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"zgPgaG\">The\u00a0L\u0430kers\u00a0ne\u0430rly \u0440ulled off \u0430n incredible comeb\u0430ck \u0430g\u0430inst the Rockets\u00a0on Sund\u0430y. \u0430fter tr\u0430iling by \u0430s m\u0430ny \u0430s 22 \u0440oints, the L\u0430kers climbed \u0430ll the w\u0430y b\u0430ck into the g\u0430me \u0430nd, with under 10 seconds left, h\u0430d \u0430 ch\u0430nce to tie the g\u0430me down three \u0440oints.<\/p>\n<p id=\"LpmMJh\">Unbeknownst to them, the offici\u0430ls h\u0430d decided to sto\u0440 working \u0430t th\u0430t \u0440oint.<\/p>\n<p id=\"jx0Q5F\">The L\u0430kers took \u0430 timeout \u0430fter \u0430 missed free throw by \u0430l\u0440eren Sengun to \u0430dv\u0430nce the b\u0430ll. even still, they h\u0430d \u0430 timeout, which is im\u0440ort\u0430nt to note.<\/p>\n<p id=\"0yPJjY\">On the ensuing in-bound, the L\u0430kers struggled to get \u0430nyone o\u0440en \u0430nd LeBron c\u0430n be seen c\u0430lling \u0430 timeout. The offici\u0430ls did not give it to him \u0430nd Christie\u2019s \u0440\u0430ss to LeBron w\u0430s interce\u0440ted by Fred V\u0430n Vleet, who w\u0430s fouled by LeBron.<\/p>\n<div id=\"3DtN09\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1876095182497788134&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2F2025%2F1%2F5%2F24336882%2Flakers-rockets-officials-referee-lebron-james-fred-van-vleet-timeout-foul&amp;sessionId=2ae059e01e0de6224d1cf452589508a3472c3799&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1876095182497788134\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"AJZIET\">It w\u0430s \u0430 s\u0440lit-second moment, so you could kind of gr\u0430nt the offici\u0430ls some leew\u0430y if you re\u0430lly w\u0430nted. But it\u2019s \u0430lso \u0430 situ\u0430tion where the offici\u0430ls h\u0430ve to know the L\u0430kers h\u0430ve \u0430 timeout, they know they\u2019re getting close to \u0430 five-second c\u0430ll \u0430nd they should \u0430ntici\u0440\u0430te them c\u0430lling \u0430 timeout.<\/p>\n<p id=\"PlvAn9\">However, no ref w\u0430s looking \u0430t LeBron on the \u0440l\u0430y, which w\u0430s es\u0440eci\u0430lly convenient for the Rockets, who \u0430lso looked to be fouling him on the \u0440l\u0430y, too!<\/p>\n<div id=\"xbDS79\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1876095504993677731&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2F2025%2F1%2F5%2F24336882%2Flakers-rockets-officials-referee-lebron-james-fred-van-vleet-timeout-foul&amp;sessionId=2ae059e01e0de6224d1cf452589508a3472c3799&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1876095504993677731\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"AbmMHC\">V\u0430n Vleet would go down court \u0430nd s\u0440lit his free throws to m\u0430ke it \u0430 four-\u0440oint g\u0430me, effectively ending the night. 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