The NBA didn’t call “foul” on the foul that indirectly produced the New York Knicks’ latest victory.

The NBA Officiating Last Two-Minute Report, stemming from Wednesday’s game between the Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks, supported the final whistle that resulted in a 113-111 win for the visiting New Yorkers.

Dallas’ Brandon Williams appeared to have earned an equalizing double with less than a second remaining and an opportunity to produce a go-ahead single at the foul line after contact with defending Knick Landry Shamet. Instead, Williams was charged with an offensive foul, as he wrapped his arm around Shamet’s waist as he completed his would-be scoring drive.

“Williams illegally hooks Shamet on this drive,” the report, released on Thursday evening, says.

The Knicks and Mavericks engaged in an unexpected thriller despite both sides missing some major talents: New York welcomed back franchise face Jalen Brunson to the fold, but once again went without OG Anunoby. Dallas, still reeling from last season’s shocking Luka Doncic trade, was even more depleted, as Anthony Davis, Cooper Flagg, and Kyrie Irving all sat due to various ailments.

Even so, Wednesday’s game went down to the wire despite a couple of clutch triples from Shamet, as the Knicks (9-5) missed out on several earlier opportunities to close things out. Such misfires culminated at the foul line during the last 22 seconds, as New York missed all but one of six attempts (including two from Shamet) to prolong Dallas’ lifespan.

The Knicks managed to escape from North Texas with a win, as the missed singles only set the stage for Williams’ fateful foul. The unusual call understandably drew divided reactions from each locker room

“I knew if he was calling something, it was an offensive foul,” Shamet said, per the New York Post’s Stefan Bondy. “Did I think he was going to? Down the stretch, you guys know how the whistle is, and sometimes it’s play through it, sometimes you get the call.”

“Great execution, tough call,” Mavericks head coach and ex-Knicks Jason Kidd retorted, per Dwain Price of the team’s official site. “We had a good look, and they called a foul.”

The L2M report was nearly perfect for Wednesday’s officiating crew, the lone blemish coming with six seconds remaining. With the Knicks up three, PJ Washington was called for a foul against Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, who had rebounded another futile equalizer from the arms of Williams.

Thursday’s report stated that Washington had “dislodge[d]” the ball from Robinson and that a foul shouldn’t have been called. Damage from the erroneous whistle was kept to a relative minimum, as Robinson was awarded two free throws but missed both.