Suns big Deandre Ayton took shoulder from Pelicans rookie Herbert Jones to his jaw in the fourth quarter of Phoenix's Game 1 win over New Orleans.
The fans booed even louder after that announcement of the ruling.
The play occurred late in the fourth after center Jonas Valanciunas' two-handed dunk pulled the Pelicans within 13 points, 104-91, with 3:53 remaining. "Oh right there," said TNT NBA analyst Reggie Miller on the TNT telecast when showing the closeup replay. Then he went down to a knee and started voicing his displeasure about what happened.
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