Horford claims his tip nipped Raptors
Toronto's late basket disallowed as time expired


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/03/08

Al Horford may eliminate any controversy surrounding the end of Wednesday's 127-120 overtime victory over Toronto.

Horford told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday that he touched the inbound pass that Toronto's T.J. Ford tipped in at the end of regulation. Ford's basket, which would have won the game, was disallowed when replays showed he was still in contact with the ball at the buzzer. The game went into overtime tied 107-107.

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Toronto officials, including head coach Sam Mitchell, contend that the game clock started early with 0.5 seconds left on the play. They indicated following the game that they may file a protest with the NBA. As of Thursday afternoon, the league had not issued a statement that a protest had been filed.

Horford said the inbound pass tipped his fingers, meaning the clock should have started at that point. If that was the case, there would not have been enough time for the ball to reach Ford and be tipped in with just 0.5 seconds left.

The Hawks outscored the Raptors 20-13 in the extra period to win their fifth straight game.

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