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NBA management denied the New York Knicks' game protest against the Houston Rockets.

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New York Knicks' game protest issued after a narrow 105-103 loss to the Houston Rockets was denied by the NBA management.

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According to a press release from the NBA, the Knicks' application did not revolve around a protest against a misapplication of the game rules and instead was a protest leveled at an "error of judgment" by the referees and was thus considered null.

The application in question took place after the Rockets defeated the Knicks in a close game, and the end of the match-up was the scene to a few questionable calls, according to the New York team, a claim which the officiating crew chief also accepted.

While the NBA did admit that there was an "error in judgment" by the officiating crew, they stated that such protests are not honored.

Currently, the Knicks are in 4th place in the Eastern Conference while the Rockets are in 12th place in the Western Conference.

FULL NBA STATEMENT

NEW YORK, February 28, 2024 - The NBA today denied the New York Knicks' protest of their 105-103 loss to the Houston Rockets on February 12, 2024.

The Knicks protested the result of the game on the ground that a shooting foul was called incorrectly on the Knicks' Jalen Brunson for making contact with the Rockets' Aaron Holiday during a last-second shot attempt. Under the standard for NBA game protests, New York was required to demonstrate that there was a misapplication of the official playing rules, as opposed to an error in judgment by game officials. Because the foul call at issue reflected an error in judgment, New York did not demonstrate a misapplication of the playing rules, and the extraordinary remedy of upholding a game protest was not warranted.

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