The Pool Report interview was conducted by Jim Owczarski (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) with Crew Chief Bill Kennedy following tonight’s Rockets at Bucks game.     

QUESTION:  Why was the elbow on an offensive move from Dillon Brooks on Pat Connaughton reviewed and why was the made basket reversed into an offensive foul?

KENNEDY: A replay was triggered immediately to stop play to see whether a hostile act was not part of the natural basketball play.  During the review though we observed that Brooks made an illegal act on Connaughton while attempting to swim over and score the basketball.  We penalized Brooks for the illegal contact thus disallowing the scored basket.

QUESTION: Subsequently, why was the elbow an on offensive move from Brook Lopez on Fred VanVleet earlier, so why did that not trigger any review?

KENNEDY: Correct, during live play we deemed  that contact between Lopez and VanVleet was part of a normal basketball move therefore no replay review was triggered.

QUESTION: Why was Dillon Brooks assessed his first technical foul with 38.9 seconds remaining in regulation – it appeared as if the play was either still going on, or maybe had just been whistled dead?

KENNEDY: Brooks was assessed his first technical foul for disrespecting a game official using profanity.  By rule the play was stopped at the 38.9 as we deemed that as the first neutral opportunity following the flopping violation.