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Horford Says He Tipped It
Just posted on Sekou Smith's AJC blog, Al Horford says the Raptors' fury over the end of regulation is misplaced, as he got a finger on the ball which triggered the ref to start the clock before TJ Ford got his hands on it to attempt his game-tying lay-up. There is a picture on HawkSquawk of the play in question, for those that want to check it out. My two cents? The Toronto ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... (via the Hawks BasketBlog), which means it's possible the clock started just about when it should have. If that's what happened, then it's really too bad the referees on the scene didn't talk to the media to explain. Here's ...

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