NBA admits refs blew crucial call in Celtics’ loss to Jazz

Jaylen Brown had good reason to be miffed about the end of Monday night s Celtics meeting The NBA disclosed Tuesday that Jazz guard Keyonte George should have been called for a foul when he slipped into Brown s path in the final minute of Boston s - loss to Utah at TD Garden Brown tripped over George and lost the ball leading to a go-ahead transition layup for Lauri Markkanen A foul on George would have sent Brown to the free-throw line with the chance to give Boston a three-point lead with seconds remaining Crew chief Kevin Scott defended the no-call after the tournament saying the administrators observed George slip and fall just prior to Brown slipping on the same spot resulting in the ball becoming loose prior to any contact Brown blasted the decision saying it cost the Celtics the challenge Related Articles We keep missing them How Derrick White Payton Pritchard explain Celtics -point struggles Jaylen Brown rips officers for unacceptable no-call in Celtics loss to Jazz Jaylen Brown-led rally falls short as poor-shooting Celtics fall to Jazz Celtics notebook Joe Mazzulla uncovered kindred spirit in Rams Sean McVay Celtics notebook Jayson Tatum impressing Kevin Durant in Achilles rehab Man y all going to get fined because you can t have a mistake like that as an official at that point in the contest Brown commented postgame It s fourth quarter There s a minute left in the encounter or less And you comprehensively the whole staff blows the expletive call you know what I mean It cost us the match Unacceptable You can make mistakes at any point of the championship but right there that wasn t good That wasn t good That was unacceptable And then they re telling me like Aw we didn t see it How did none of you see it You can t trip somebody in the fourth quarter and then just be a no-call It s various BS The NBA s Last Two Minute Review verified all other calls and no-calls made in the closing minutes of Celtics-Jazz though it noted one foul by Boston center Neemias Queta should have instead been assessed to Derrick White Brown scored a game-high points in the loss including eight in the final three minutes as Boston rallied back from a -point fourth-quarter deficit The Celtics star has topped points in four of his eight games this season