NBA 否认纽约尼克斯队对输给休斯顿火箭队的抗议，称没有足够的理由滥用规则。 NBA denies NY Knicks' protest of loss to Houston Rockets, citing insufficient grounds for rule misapplication.

NBA否认了纽约尼克斯队对输给休斯敦火箭队的抗议，称裁判错误不足以推翻比赛结果。 The NBA has denied the New York Knicks' protest of their loss to the Houston Rockets, stating that referee error is not sufficient grounds to overturn the game's result. 尼克斯队需要证明是对官方比赛规则的误用，而不是比赛官员的判断错误，但这在本案中没有发生。 The Knicks needed to demonstrate a misapplication of official playing rules rather than an error in judgment by game officials, which did not occur in this case. 自2007-08赛季以来，NBA内再没有发生过持续的抗议活动。 Since the 2007-08 season, there has been no upheld protest in the NBA.