Doc Rivers steaming mad over replay call at end of Thunder's Game 5 win (Usatoday)

Matt Barnes did foul Reggie Jackson. That much, Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers agrees with.

But the referees didn’t call a foul against Barnes, the Clippers forward. And the ball seemed to last touch Jackson, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard, before caroming out of bounds with 11.3 seconds left in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals series.

So here’s the issue for Rivers: He feels that the replay system should have awarded his team possession with a two-point lead. The replay system cannot be used for foul calls, so the only thing to be reviewed was who touched the ball last. The initial call was that the Clippers did, but Rivers says the replay shows different.

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Now, here’s what Rivers after Russell Westbrook’s three free throws on the ensuing possession gave the Thunder a 105-104 victory and 3-2 series lead:That essentially means the refs didn’t have all the camera angles fans at home did, which seems puzzling. But it does perhaps explain why they stuck with the call, while also lending credibility to Rivers’ suggestion of ending replay review.

So now what? The NBA may release a statement from Rod Thorn, the president of basketball operations, on the call. (There were a few that could warrant such treatment in this game.) But the guarantee is a standard foul for Rivers, even with his honorable role in helping the NBA through the Donald Sterling saga.