In a game decided by two points, this buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the first quarter by Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers was a biggie. But should the shot by the former Kansas Jayhawk have counted? There's a lot of argument out there. Pro Basketball Talk's Kurt Helin and Ball Don't Lie's Kelly Dwyer say no, that it should have been a back-court violation.
However, RefCalls.com argues that the shot should have counted because the NBA's rulebook doesn't address the way that Chalmers caught the ball. I tend to agree with RefCalls' interpretation. Either way, Chalmers' shot alone didn't sink the Dallas Mavericks, who missed free throws and open threes and somehow let Chris Bosh get open to hit the game winner. Still, seeing Chalmers hit a desperation three was another reminder of his overtime forcing, clutch three-pointer against Memphis in the 2008 NCAA finals.
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I'll also say this...It is misleading where they pause the action in the third frame. MC hasn't touched the ball yet where he is frozen in the screen. I think that this third frame is the hard evidence. Once the play is sped up, you'll see he is across the line.
But, it's no big deal either way. It didn't cost the Mavs the game.
Well, I'll say first that I'm rooting for the Mavs to win it all. But, as a KU fan, I'm also rooting for Mario to do well, as he has in these NBA Finals.
I think that shot is legit. He doesn't fully have control of the ball until well after the line. And I know that it isn't control, but touching the ball in the backcourt that produces a bc violation. It appears to me that he wasn't behind the line.
It's a hard call for the officials to make, on the spot. And it is the NBA. I say reward the shot.
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