Another Missed call?

Again we have changed the outcome of a series. Basically robbing me of desire to watch the rest of the series with the Lakers up 2.

As much as I hate the Lakers, he missed a relatively easy layup. Doesn’t matter whether or not Pau did anything, he could have made that shot easily, didn’t, and now they are down two games. Be more upset at the idiotic turnovers that came in overtime that could have been avoided by basic ball handling and extending your arms above your head to keep the ball away from prying hands (Howard).

Pau did not move the rim, so no goaltend.

However, Dwight Howard REACHED THROUGH the rim to block a Gasol dunk and there was no call. Lakers should have gotten 2 there.

the commentator said , if gasol had made the rim vibrate or the ball go off course then it would have been a goal tending,but since it was just bad shot and did not change the course of the shot it was fair,that was the actual definitation of a goal tend……but they did miss a dwight howard goal tend when his hand went all the way through the rim and net and blocked the ball in the beginning of the game

Section I-A Player Shall Not:
a. Touch the ball or the basket ring when the ball is using the basket ring as its lower base.
EXCEPTION: If a player near his own basket has his hand legally in contact with the ball, it is not a violation if his contact with the ball continues after the ball enters the cylinder, or if, in such action, he touches the basket.
b. Touch the ball when it is above the basket ring and within the imaginary cylinder.
c. For goaltending to occur, the ball, in the judgment of the official, must have a chance to score.
d. During a field goal attempt, touch a ball after it has touched any part of the backboard above ring level, whether the ball is considered on its upward or downward flight.
e. During a field goal attempt, touch a ball after it has touched the backboard below the ring level and while the ball is on its upward flight.
f. Trap the ball against the face of the backboard. (To be a trapped ball, three elements must exist simultaneously. The hand, the ball and the backboard must all occur at the same time. A batted ball against the backboard is not a trapped ball.)
g. Touch any live ball from within the playing area that is on its downward flight with an opportunity to touch the basket ring. This is considered to be a “field goal attempt” or trying for a goal.
h. Touch the ball at any time with a hand which is through the basket ring.
i. Vibrate the rim or backboard so as to cause the ball to make an unnatural bounce.
PENALTY: If the violation is at the opponent’s basket, the offended team is awarded two points, if the attempt is from the two point zone and three points if it is from the three point zone. The crediting of the score and subsequent procedure is the same as if the awarded score has resulted from the ball having gone through the basket, except that the official shall hand the ball to a player of the team entitled to the throw-in. If the violation is at a team’s own basket, no points can be scored and the ball is awarded to the offended team at the free throw line extended on either sideline. If there is a violation by both teams, play shall be resumed by a jump ball between any two opponents at the center circle.

How do we know that it didnt affect the backboard and that the shot didnt have a chance before he touched the rim? Did he touch the rim before the ball touched the backboard?

Both calls the Howard call and the Gasol call should have been made.

Resources: http://www.nba.com/analysis/rules_11.html

Just trying to make discussion :) I could care less either way.