An extra point for the Warriors: NBA finds a missed free throw actually went in

Golden State’s blowout win at Portland on Wednesday got a little better on Thursday. One point better, to be precise. The NBA found a scoring error, one where the Warriors weren’t credited with a free throw that De’Anthony Melton made with 2 minutes left in the third quarter.

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Statisticians at the game recorded Melton as having missed both free throws in that sequence, even though Melton made the first one. By either total, it was the most points allowed by Portland in an opener. The Trail Blazers gave up 129 against Cleveland to open the 1974-75 season — in a quadruple-overtime game.

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