NBA Ejection: Mauer/Fitzgerald/Poole & TFFL Day 105

Referees Ken Mauer (crew chief), Kane Fitzgerald (R) and Olandis Poole (R2/umpire) ejected Knicks guard J.R. Smith for violating the NBA's Respect for the Game Guidelines after receiving his second conduct technical foul in the third quarter of the Knicks-Pacers game. At the half-time intermission, Smith received his first technical foul as half of an offsetting (double) technical foul with Pacers guard Lance Stephenson for their respective unsportsmanlike conduct/verbal altercation. With 3:01 remaining in the third period, Smith was called for an offensive foul after appearing to swing elbows and contact an opponent in the head area. Following an ensuing possession, Smith proceeded to complain to referee Fitzgerald after the ball became dead following a made field goal, earning his second and disqualifying technical foul. At the time of the ejection, the Pacers were leading, 95-59. The Pacers ultimately won the contest, 125-91.

This is Ken Mauer (41)'s fifth involvement with an ejection of the 2012-13 NBA season.
This is Kane Fitzgerald (35)'s fourth involvement with an ejection of the 2012-13 NBA season.
This is Olandis Poole (50)'s sixth involvement with an ejection of the 2012-13 NBA season.

Wrap: New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers, 2/20/13
Video: Smith, Stephenson receive double T's at halftime for unsporting conduct directed at each other (1:05)
Video: Smith ejected for continued complaining following an offensive foul call (swinging elbows; 2:10)

2012-13 TFFL: Day 105 (11 Games, 9 Technicals, 1 Ejection)

684: 41 Ken Mauer, 35 Kane Fitzgerald, 50 Olandis Poole. Knicks' Stoudemire; 2nd, 10:03 [Video]
685: 41 Ken Mauer, 35 Kane Fitzgerald, 50 Olandis Poole. Pacers' Stephenson; 3rd, 12:00 (double-686).
686: 41 Ken Mauer, 35 Kane Fitzgerald, 50 Olandis Poole. Knicks' Smith; 3rd, 12:00 (double-685).
687: 41 Ken Mauer, 35 Kane Fitzgerald, 50 Olandis Poole. Knicks' Smith; 3rd, 2:51.
New York Knicks G J.R. Smith ejected (second technical).
The Indiana Pacers ultimately won the contest, defeating the New York Knicks, 125-91.

688: 15 Bennett Salvatore, 61 Courtney Kirkland, 60 James Williams. Nets' Bogans; 4th, 2:36.
The Brooklyn Nets ultimately won the contest, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks, 97-94.

689: 9 Derrick Stafford, 11 Derrick Collins, 52 Scott Twardoski. Rockets' Lin; 2nd, 1:04.
The Houston Rockets ultimately won the contest, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 122-119.

690: 48 Scott Foster, 59 Gary Zielinski, 56 Mark Ayotte. Lakers' Howard; 3rd, 6:32.
691: 48 Scott Foster, 59 Gary Zielinski, 56 Mark Ayotte. Lakers' Bryant; 3rd, 0:59.7.
692: 48 Scott Foster, 59 Gary Zielinski, 56 Mark Ayotte. Celtics' Rivers; 4th, 9:12.
The Los Angeles Lakers ultimately won the contest, defeating the Boston Celtics, 113-99.

2012-13 TFFL Standings Update

1. (158 pts) Bino.

2. (153 pts) Boredcravens.

3. (138 pts) Drjjulius.

4. (133 pts) Eagle_12.

5. (130 pts) cyclone14.

2012 TFFL: Technical Fouls 001, 002 & 003

Opening Night of the NBA season featured three games which produced three technical fouls:

001: Tony Brothers, Michael Smith, Haywoode Workman; Issued to Wizards' Crawford (double with 002).
002: Tony Brothers, Michael Smith, Haywoode Workman; Issued to Cavaliers' Thompson (double with 001).
Issued with 18.1 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter, at the time of the double technical foul (player altercation/unsportsmanlike action), the Cavaliers were leading, 94-84. The Cavaliers ultimately won the contest, 94-84.

003: Monty McCutchen, Kane Fitzgerald, Sean Wright: Issued to Celtics' Rondo (complaining about no-call).
Issued with 7:16 remaining in the 4th quarter, at the time of the technical foul (overt resentment), the Heat were leading, 102-89. The Heat ultimately won the contest, 120-107.

Video, Other Items of Interest: Lakers' Howard's Flagrant One Foul, Celtics' Rondo's Flagrant One Foul.

TFFL Standings Update (All named referees/officials receive one point per 'T', one bonus per 'T' ejection)
1: (2 pts) KC_Cale, MrNBA Smith.
3: (1 pt) Eagle_12, idkbasketball, JeremyJ, pamarlowe, zcr57.