Referees made five huge calls that hurt Dubs in OT v Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The Warriors’ 121-118 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night at TD Garden was heartbreaking in itself, but Dub Nation might feel even worse after taking a look at the NBA’s final two-minute report .
In its latest report, the NBA admitted officials missed five calls that would have favored Golden State in the game’s final two minutes of overtime out of a total of six incorrect calls.
First, with 1:46 left in overtime, Celtics star Jayson Tatum should have been called for a three-second defensive violation.
“Tatum (BOS) straddles the lane line and is in the paint for more than three seconds without actively shielding an imminent opponent,” the report read.
The referees also failed to call a foul on Malcolm Brogdon exactly one second later when the Celtics guard made contact with Jordan Poole’s arm as the Warrior got up for a lay-up.
With 1:33 remaining in overtime, Boston veteran Al Horford also wasn’t called for a three-second violation, and the NBA conceded Klay Thompson didn’t foul Boston’s Jaylen Brown with a little over a minute to play as well.
“Thompson (GSW) leans in and makes contact with the ball and an accidental contact with Brown’s (BOS) hand on the ball,” the report read.
And, six seconds before the end of the game, Horford should have been called for a 24-second violation.
There was a missed overtime call that went unfairly against the Celtics, when Boston lost possession on an out-of-bounds ball that last touched Andrew Wiggins’ foot.
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Golden State lost what turned out to be a one-possession game when all was said and done, so it’s unclear what the outcome would have been had those five calls been in favor of the Warriors instead.
Of course, if they had never fumbled their initial lead to begin with, the final two-minute report would be far less of a concern.
But at under .500 more than halfway through the season, the Warriors need to move on and focus on Friday’s game with the Cleveland Cavaliers to end their trip on a high.
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