Doc Rivers says Clippers were robbed by officials
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers said his team was "robbed" by the officials in a 105-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
Rivers was furious during and after the game that, following a replay review, officials awarded the ball to Oklahoma City with 11.3 seconds left and the Clippers up 104-102.
On the play, it appeared as if the ball went out of bounds off Thunder guard Reggie Jackson's right hand after Clippers forward Matt Barnes hit Jackson's left hand as he went up for a layup following a turnover by Chris Paul.
With no foul called on the floor, the officials could review only who touched the ball last. It seemed clear to Rivers and the Clippers that the ball went off Jackson.
"It was our ball," Rivers said. "Everybody knows it was our ball. I think the bottom line is they thought it was a foul and they made up for it. Then, in my opinion, let's take away replay. Let's take away the replay system because that's our ball, we win the game and we got robbed because of that call. It's clear."