By Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney
The Nuggets defeated the Bulls 119-118 in overtime at the United Center on Monday night after a Joakim Noah basket in the closing seconds was disallowed by the referees for offensive basket interference.
With 5.7 seconds remaining in overtime, Chicago inbounded the ball to guard Marc Belinelli, who drove hard to his left and elevated for a mid-range jumper near the baseline as the clock ticked under four seconds.
When I first saw this, I thought it was interference too. The fact that the ball had a chance to hit the rim makes it off limits to touch in my book. I believe the officials got the call right here.
