NBA VP: No travel call on Westbrook a miss

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OAKLAND, Calif. — A traveling violation should have been called on Russell Westbrook on a critical possession in the final minute of Monday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference finals, the NBA’s senior vice president of replay and referee operations said.

The Oklahoma City Thunder led by three points when Westbrook, defended tightly by Klay Thompson, picked up his dribble after crossing half court.

Referee Monty McCutchen awarded Westbrook a timeout with 17.2 seconds remaining, despite the All-Star point guard’s dragging his pivot foot, which prompted Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr to animatedly make the traveling motion and shout for the call while standing only feet away.

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