NBA says Nets foul Allen in Game 4

If Harris had not caught Allen, he might have had time to dunk the ball and tie. Instead, the extra second allowed him to be countered by three defenders, and he eventually returned the ball, preventing the Nets from attempting a potential shot – by leveling – or winning – in the final seconds.

Harris was finally fouled and lost two free throws in 4.9 seconds to seal Philadelphia's 112-108 win, giving the Sixers a 3-1 lead in the top-scoring series. seven.

"This year's focus was therefore on racing the player when he rolls on the rim," said Nets coach Kenny Atkinson at the end of Saturday's game. . "Judge for yourself if you watch the clip, but Tobias Harris has perfectly understood.

"I'm just disappointed, it was an important point on the first day of the coaches' meetings – they were going to emphasize this at the beginning of the game, at the end of the game and throughout the season. fault on the film, I do not understand that. "

There was another missed call, while the league said Spencer Dinwiddie's goalkeeper should have been called for a postponement with 1:45 remaining.

The league also announced Saturday afternoon that Jared Dudley had been fined $ 25,000 and Jimmy Butler at $ 15,000 for playing a leading role in the escalation of the smashing that spread briefly in the stands in the middle of the third quarter as a result of Joel Embiid's serious fault on Allen.

Embiid was called for a blatant foul on the game, which, according to league sources, said that ESPN would stay as it had been called and would not be demoted retroactively to a common foul. This means that Embiid stays with two blatant foul points, putting him halfway through an automatic suspension of a match, which comes into play when a player reaches four blatant foul points during playoffs.

Brooklyn and Philadelphia resume their series Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, where the Sixers will try to close the series.