NBA Admits Missed Calls in Warriors vs. Celtics Game

The NBA has released their Last Two Minute report for the Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics game
NBA Admits Missed Calls in Warriors vs. Celtics Game
NBA Admits Missed Calls in Warriors vs. Celtics Game /

The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics played an overtime thriller on Tuesday night, with Golden State coming out on top behind a dominant showing from Steph Curry. The NBA has released their Last Two Minute Report for this game, and it includes two missed calls that could have been crucial had the game swung in a different direction.

The first missed call came after Jayson Tatum's missed shot at the end of regulation when Golden State secured the rebound and Chris Paul tried to call timeout. The NBA determined there would have been just 0.3 seconds remaining, but Golden State should have been awarded the timeout.

"Jackson-Davis (GSW) possesses the rebound and Paul (GSW) signals for a timeout with 0.3 seconds remaining, but it is not recognized by officials," the NBA wrote.

The final missed call came on the final possession of overtime when Tatum knocked over Jonathan Kuminga following the inbound pass. The NBA admits this should have been a foul on Tatum, but nothing was called.

"Tatum (BOS) wraps both arms around Kuminga (GSW) and dislodges him from his defensive position," the NBA wrote.

While it was a four-point game at this moment, this still could have been a big miss, as Tatum ended up wide open with about 9 seconds remaining. Derrick White ended up missing a contested three anyways, so this missed call was also inconsequential. 

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