Two minute report reveals shocking truth about Sacramento Kings' loss to Atlanta Hawks

On Monday, the Sacramento Kings lost to the Atlanta Hawks. The game was decided by one point (109-108), and as is the case with most games with this slim of a margin for victory, there was some controversy at the end.

With less than ten seconds left, the Kings regained possession of the ball with a chance to take the lead. De'Aaron Fox, who had scored a combined 109 points in the two games prior, charged up the floor looking to take the potential go-ahead shot. He stepped back into his token midrange jumper, and here is what transpired after that.

Dyson Daniels, who has beenhaving a tremendous defensive season, came away with the swipe and steal as time expired. A clutch play by a player who is building quite a reputation for himself on that end of the floor.

However, if you look at the way Fox's body flailed after the swipe, one could argue that there was a foul. Of course, no whistle was blown there. So, we had to wait until the league's Last Two Minute Report came out to get a definitive answer.

What is the Last Two Minute Report?

Any time a game is within three points with two minutes left, the league front office does an assessment of all the crucial calls made by the referees in that game. As the league notes on its website, "The plays assessed include all calls (whistles) and notable non-calls. Notable non-calls will generally be defined as material plays directly related to the outcome of a possession."

The Sacramento Kings were not cheated out of a win

Unlike the 2002 Western Conference Finals, the officiating of this game should not be called into question. According to the league's Last Two Minute Report for this game, the no-call on the Daniels swipedown was the correct decision.

Daniels did not commit a foul while dislodging the ball from Fox, and he did not step out of bounds before saving the basketball and getting it to a teammate.

As a fan of the team, it is tough to admit that there was no foul play and that we lost the game on our own. But at the end of the day, that is exactly what happened here.

To be fair, the Kings were without DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, and Malik Monk in this game because of injuries. Plus, Keegan Murray fouled out earlier in the fourth quarter. The fact that they were even close enough to have a chance to win it down the stretch was an impressive feat in and of itself.