Minus 1 Play

Basketball fanatics are well too familiar with the " and 1 play" . That means a basket was made and the player who made the shot was fouled while doing so.

Last time I watched a PBA game, I witnessed some sort of Minus 1 play.

The game was between Ginebra Gin Kings and Magnolia. The sequence was a fastbreak. The gins import Alexander, dished off to Alex Crisano for an in your face dunk against two Magnolia players.

Apparently, Crisano was too pumped up for the dunk shot that he hang unto the ring. Thereby meting himself a Technical Foul.

So the dunk was counted but the Magnolia team was awarded a bonus free throw.

That is basically a minus-one play.