NBA owners approved an immediate rule change yesterday regarding violations for too many men on the court, closing a loophole that allowed Portland to score on a six-on-five situation earlier this season.
If a team is given a technical foul for having too many players, the other team can choose to accept or nullify the action that took place before the whistle blew.
If the team playing with five scores, it can keep the points.
The Trail Blazers made a basket against Boston in December with six men on the floor. They were whistled for a technical but were allowed to keep the points because the violation was not caught before they scored.
