Utah Jazz notebook: Varied reaction regarding the no-call

NEW ORLEANS — The NBA's decision to announce Wednesday that one of its referees missed a call in the Jazz's overtime win over Oklahoma City on Tuesday night was met with varied reaction around the league.

"Transparency is a great disinfectant," Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told the Dallas Morning News. "The more transparent the league is, the less people can insert their own opinions. The facts speak for themselves, and that's always good for the league."

"Missed calls are missed calls. The question is how do you avoid certain calls being missed," Cuban added. "That's not an issue to address right now. It's not like everybody didn't realize it was a foul."

Jazz swingman C.J. Miles clearly fouled Oklahoma City All-Star Kevin Durant in the final second of Utah's 140-139 win, but referee Tony Brothers opted against a call.

The NBA's correction announcement, sans any recourse opportunities for the Thunder, came less than 24 hours later.

"How can they say anything else? It was an obvious foul," Rockets coach Rick Adelman told reporters in Houston, according to the Houston Chronicle. "How do you not call that? … It was pretty obvious.

"That was a big game. Maybe because Oklahoma City didn't say anything, they thought it was OK to acknowledge a mistake," Adelman added, referencing the Thunder's refusal to publicly say anything inflammatory afterward — though they were incensed on the EnergySolutions Arena floor immediately afterward.

"I don't see what the big deal is. The referees are human like anybody else. They make mistakes. They blow calls. I don't see any problem with admitting that. They're not perfect."

The original no-call was met with astonishment by at least one national reporter covering Tuesday's game.

"Just when I thought the Thunder had erased every reason to doubt they can win a playoff series — the usual suspicions such as 'too young,' 'too inexperienced,' 'defense not tight enough' — they got served a big reminder of why they likely won't get past the first round: They won't get the calls from the officials," ESPN.com's J.A. Adande wrote.

"I hate to talk about the officiating as the key to any series. I hate to talk about it in any game. But it's unavoidable after (the) no-call.