POOL REPORT ON THE GOALTEND REVIEW, AND JOHN COLLINS BASKET ALLOWED WITH 8.4 SECONDS REMAINING:

INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY AMY JINKNER-LLOYD (ASSOCIATED PRESS) WITH CREW CHIEF RODNEY MOTT FOLLOWING TONIGHT’S DALLAS MAVERICKS AT ATLANTA HAWKS GAME

QUESTION: What was the original call on the floor at 8.4 seconds?

MOTT: “The original call on the floor was a goaltend.”

QUESTION: Why was John Collins’ putback basket allowed?

MOTT: “The ball was blocked and reviewed. The ball hit the rim, so it was deemed an inadvertent whistle because it was ruled a good block. By rule, it’s an inadvertent whistle. It’s Rule Two. Because he (Collins) was in his shooting motion when my whistle blew it’s deemed a continuation so, therefore, the basket counts.”