By now, we've all seen the footage of Derek Fisher fouling Brent Barry (before the shot) and the shot clock violation that shouldn't have been.

San Antonio went to the line 26 times (connecting on 24 of those attempts) while the Lakers were at the charity stripe only 19 times(connecting on 14 attempts). Kobe Bryant, who scored 28 points on 29 attempts, didn't attempt a single free throw. Nine of his 29 attempts, were inside the paint so either the Spurs did a fantastic job of avoiding contact or Bryant avoided said contact.

There were plenty of missed calls on both ends but the officials didn't decide the outcome of the game.

Nevertheless, LA Law posted an image of a goaltending call assessed to Lamar Odom. The image shows Odom making contact with the ball but doesn't indicate whether contact was made before or after it had touched the backboard.

If Lamar blocks it before it hits the backboard, it's not goaltending.

You be the judge:



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