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But the "when" clearly plays a factor. Fouls are called less often as the game nears the end. The last second drives/shots always have more contact than would be allwed earlier in the games. I would say that refs don't want to make calls at the end of a game but will make the calls that are necessary.
Having said that, I don't think Oden's foul would have been called intentional at any point in the game. It would have brought ref attention to make sure it didn't escalate, but it wouldn't have been intentional.
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