In the game 6 of 2014 playoff series between the Trail Blazers and the Rockets, Damian Lilliard took an inbounds pass with 0.9s remaining and took what turned out to be the game-winning shot. Was his shot released before the buzzer, or should it have been a Houston win?
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The shot was in time. You can find it on YouTube and you can hear and see (the clock) that the shot was taken before the buzzer went off.
Note: The time resumes with the catch, because the international Basketball rules or NBA rules say so.
Art. 49 Timer: Duties (FIBA)
Starting the game clock when:
(...)
- During a throw-in, the ball touches or is legally touched by a player on the playing court.
Section VIII: Duties of Timers (NBA)
c. If the game clock has been stopped and the ball is put in play by a throw-in, the game clock and the 24-second clock shall be started when the ball is legally touched by any player on the court. The starting of the game clock and the 24-second clock will be under the control of the official timer.
