The Celtics should have had another chance to tie the game after 76ers star Joel Embiid stepped out of bounds with his right foot with about 4.5 seconds left after rebounding Kristaps Porzingis’ game-tying 3-point attempt, according to the NBA’s Last Two-Minute Report. But the call was missed in real time, and the clock ran out as the 76ers won.
The Last Two-Minute Report revealed one other incorrect call. With 1:34 to go, Porzingis drew a three-point play on a foul from 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey that cut Boston’s deficit to 104-96. But the report said that Maxey avoided contact with Porzingis’ arm on the play and no foul should have been called.
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The Celtics had trailed by 14 with two minutes left before they went on a furious run. They went on a 10-0 run in one minute and trailed by three with 8.5 seconds left before the aforementioned final play, when Porzingis’ game-tying attempt grazed off the front of the rim
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