The Poles protested that the foul occurred outside the box but the referee ruled otherwise.
If the foul occurred in the Nets' final two games, Martin's suspension would carry over into the playoffs.
Martin's latest flagrant foul occurred as he tried to back down Abdur-Rahim in the lane.
The fact that the foul occurred in the centre circle, with Ronaldo going nowhere, may have influenced that non-decision.
Though the protective principles were made clear, considerable fouling occurred, and the method's failure greatly vexed him.
The first foul occurred after only 44 seconds, Pedro the culprit as Barcelona sought to asphyxiate Madrid high up the pitch.
Since the away-from-the-ball foul occurred in the final two minutes of the game, the Jazz got a free throw and the ball.
But even if the foul occurred outside of 7 meters, at least two American players argued that Higgins moved forward and pump-faked, which would also disallow the goal because the movement has to be uninterrupted.
But an N.F.L. spokesman said Monday night that this part of the rule would be enforced only when the foul occurred later and was "not in the continuing action after the end of a down," as Adams's deed was apparently ruled to be.
Above the critical value heavy fouling occurred.
