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What is the official protocol for retroactively removing points off the board, such as Max Strus' made shot during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics? At what point does it become nonreviewable? All of these things take place through an organic sense.'

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Clear-path fouls became very difficult to adjudicate in real time therefore, it was added because it's such an important penalty with two free throws and the ball. 'So play often dictates change, if we see the style of play starting to change to some degree. In the meantime, the shot's in the air, but the first illegal contact occurred prior to that. So we added that one to help determine where the first illegal contact was, because often when you process the play, you see it's illegal and it takes time to blow the whistle.

We noticed one season and postseason that we were incorrectly calling a lot of off-ball fouls as someone was shooting. 'Playoffs drive a lot of this, because it's the most important time of the year. When instant replay was put in, it was put in for last-second shots. 'Any time we have a high-profile play, the competition committee takes it under consideration. How have the review rules evolved in recent years? What is the process for reviewing a call? Will a late call impact any of the remaining NBA Finals games between the Celtics and Warriors? Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports It's only what's tied to the play that you're challenging.' You can't go over and see a play out of pick-and-roll and see some other play that you didn't call - a guy pushed off in the corner - and get that play called correctly. We most certainly can get that play called correctly if it is clear and conclusive, but it must be tied proximate to the play. If it's a coach's challenge, let's say the official thinks it's an offensive foul and we call it a defensive foul. 'There's a difference in whether it's a challenge or whether it's a review. It has to be called on your team.'Д¬an referees overturn another call they notice while reviewing something else? You can't challenge that thinking that it's on their best player. Let's say that you think the opponent's best player was the fouler, but they called it on their seventh man. ' On coaches' challenges, reviewable matters are out of bounds, goaltending and a foul called against your team. You can see if there was an eight-second violation. You can see whether someone jumped before the shot. For example, you can always look to see if a shot-clock violation took place or not. 'The reviewable matters are a little more difficult, because we have 16 triggers and each of them have their own set of reviewable matters. That's a really important distinction to be made.

Our rules in the preseason in October are our rules in June for conference finals and Finals. What is reviewable during an NBA game? Are any of those parameters expanded during the playoffs?

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With the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics headed for a best-of-three series in the NBA Finals, what will officials be watching the closest? Are any points of emphasis expanded when the games matter most?Д®SPN NBA insider Tim MacMahon caught up with Monty McCutchen, NBA senior vice president for referee development and training, for the X's and O's of challenges, whether the last-two-minute reports should be expanded, how Finals officials are chosen and the protocols of removing points off the board after a review. Or in some cases, it might be the blow of the referee's whistle, as a late-game block/charge call or an overturned bucket could help make the difference between who advances and who goes home.

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The NBA playoffs are full of moments that can swing a series: a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, a late and-1 bucket or an alley-oop dunk in front of the home crowd.

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