VIDEO: Refs Missed Obvious Illegal Screen by Dwight Howard on Danny Green's Game-Tying 3 for Lakers
By Thomas Carannante
Dwight Howard has been a revelation so far this season for the Los Angeles Lakers, clearly trying to redeem himself during his second stint with the team. And after Friday night's win over the Dallas Mavericks, it appears he brings more sneaky value than fans initially thought. With just seconds remaining, LeBron James drove into the paint and then kicked it out to Danny Green, who made the game-tying 3-pointer. But how did Green manage to get such a clean look after faking out the first defender? Because Howard hooked Seth Curry and prevented him from getting there with an illegal screen.
On the Danny Green game-tying buzzer shot, watch Dwight Howard setting the screen...grab Seth Curry. Blatant. Refs missed it pic.twitter.com/KsvgYZvyTF
— Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre) November 2, 2019
That'll be in the last two-minute report, won't it? The Lakers ended up crushing in overtime and winning 119-110, so this very much was a turning point that could've (and should've) been avoided.
Nonetheless, Howard is doing all he can to make it up to Lakers fans this season.