Watch: Referee seemingly ignores Draymond trying to call late timeout
Steve Kerr elected to let the Warriors advance the ball without calling a timeout on the Golden State Warriors' final full possession of Game 4, leading to a heavily contested miss by Klay Thompson.
However, it looks as though Draymond Green was calling for a stoppage with four seconds remaining, but was ignored by the nearby official:
Draymond Green signaled a timeout to the referee standing next to him when Klay was trapped near the corner with about 4 seconds left. He never got the timeout call. The Warriors could have reset the ball and gotten a solid crack at sending game to OT or winning. pic.twitter.com/xjm0oryMnD
— Warriors Talk (@JaeAzizi) May 23, 2018
Kerr acknowledged Green's attempt to call a timeout after the game:
Steve Kerr on final full possession: "I wanted the timeout. Draymond was trying to call one around four seconds... At that point, the officials weren't looking... I was hoping they'd give it to us."
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) May 23, 2018
The broken possession wasn't their last, as Chris Paul split free throws on the other end, allowing the Warriors to use that final timeout to advance the ball. With just 0.5 seconds remaining, Stephen Curry was unable to get a proper shot off and the Rockets prevailed 95-92 to even the series.