The NBA Rule No One Knew in Celtics vs Pistons Game

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Okay sports fans, this one was wild. Celtics up three, Detroit tries to extend the game, Boston takes the intentional foul to stop the three, and Cade Cunningham ends up with three free throws after Tony Brothers overrules the original call. But was that actually the right decision by the rulebook, or did the refs get it wrong?
In this breakdown, Coach Nick goes frame by frame through the final possession and the NBA rulebook to explain:
The difference between a take foul and a normal shooting foul
Why the rulebook treats jump shots and moving shots differently
How the gather step, dribble end, and “upward shooting motion” are supposed to work
The key clause most fans miss, that says on take fouls with time left, the shot only starts when the shoulders move upward
And why, by that standard, this should have been a foul on the floor, not three free throws
Then we look at Cade’s missed third free throw, his late behind the back turnover, and what these clutch moments mean if he wants to be in the MVP conversation on a surging Pistons team.
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