NBA says the Celtics got two wrong calls in their late comeback at Toronto, one that kept the ball for Jayson Tatum’s go-ahead shot and one before Neemias Queta’s dunk

The NBA says two calls that went Boston’s way in the last two minutes of its 98-93 comeback win in Toronto on Wednesday, Nov. 11, were wrong, and both came on possessions that ended in Celtics baskets. The league’s Last Two Minute report, posted on Thursday afternoon ET, says the Raptors should have been given the ball with 1:59 left, on the possession that ended with Jayson Tatum’s go-ahead jumper, and that Neemias Queta should have been called for a three-second violation just before his dunk with 54.1 seconds left.

A second report, from Denver’s 123-118 win in Memphis, found one missed call, and that one went against the winners: Jaylen Wells pulled Jamal Murray to the floor during an inbound with 17.6 seconds left, and no foul was called. Those were the only two games from Wednesday’s 10-game slate that qualified for a report. Reports cannot change results.

Toronto: the ball that should have been the Raptors’

Toronto led 89-88 when Boston’s possession broke down near the rim. Tatum missed a 26-foot three, Queta grabbed the offensive rebound, and RJ Barrett blocked Derrick White’s short shot with 1:59 left. The report rates the block clean, but it says the officials got the next part wrong. “Possession is awarded to the Celtics,” it says. “White (BOS) is the last player to touch the ball before the ball goes out of bounds. Possession should have been awarded to the Raptors.”

Boston kept the ball, and four seconds later Tatum hit a 12-foot fadeaway, assisted by White, for a 90-89 lead. The report rates Barrett’s contest on that shot as legal.

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Queta’s three seconds

Barrett answered with a floater and a dunk, and Toronto led 93-90 with 1:14 left. On Boston’s next trip, the report says, Queta stayed in the lane too long. “Queta (BOS) fails to fully clear the lane and is in the paint for longer than three seconds,” it says, rating the play an incorrect non-call at 55.7 seconds. A second later Queta dunked a Tatum pass, with Jakob Poeltl contesting in a way the report calls legal, to make it 93-92 with 54.1 seconds left. A three-second call would have given Toronto the ball with a three-point lead.

After a Jamal Shead miss, Tatum was fouled on a jumper by Ja’Kobe Walter with 25.2 seconds left, which the report rates a correct call, and made both free throws for a 94-93 lead. Queta and Sam Hauser each made two free throws after take fouls in the last 15 seconds, and Toronto did not score again. The Raptors scored 13 points in the fourth quarter.

The report reviewed 23 plays from the last 1:59.8. The other 21 were rated correct, including three take fouls in the final 15 seconds and a jersey grab by Kyle Anderson on Queta during a rebound with 16.9 seconds left, which the report lists as a correct non-call. The crew was J.T. Orr, Gediminas Petraitis and Justin Van Duyne.

Time left	Score	Play	League ruling	Favored
1:59.8	TOR 89-88	Barrett block on White	Correct non-call	—
1:59.0	TOR 89-88	Out of bounds off White, Celtics ball	Incorrect call (should be Raptors ball)	Celtics
1:56.9	TOR 89-88	Barrett contest on Tatum’s go-ahead jumper	Correct non-call	—
0:55.7	TOR 93-90	Queta in the lane longer than three seconds	Incorrect non-call	Celtics
0:25.3	TOR 93-92	Walter shooting foul on Tatum (2 free throws)	Correct call	—
0:16.9	BOS 94-93	Anderson grabs Queta’s jersey on rebound	Correct non-call	—

Memphis: Wells pulls Murray down

In Memphis, the Grizzlies cut Denver’s lead to 120-118 when Zach Edey scored with 20.6 seconds left, and Edey then committed a take foul on Cameron Johnson with 17.6 seconds left. During the inbound that followed, the report says, “Wells (MEM) pulls Murray (DEN) to the ground,” and it rates the lack of a whistle an incorrect non-call. Under the league’s rules, a foul away from the play in the last two minutes gives the other team one free throw and the ball.

It did not end up mattering. Cameron Boozer fouled Nikola Jokic with 13.9 seconds left, a call the report says was correctly ruled a non-shooting foul, and Jokic made one of two. Boozer missed a three, Aaron Gordon made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left, and Denver won 123-118.

The report also confirms a coach’s challenge that went Denver’s way. With 1:15 left and the Nuggets up 117-113, Jokic was called for a foul, and Denver challenged. The call was overturned on replay: “Wells (MEM) clamps and holds Jokic’s arm, which affects his ability to defend the drive.” The foul went to Wells as an offensive foul, Denver kept its timeout, and Johnson’s three on the next trip made it 120-113. The report reviewed 23 plays, and all but the Wells play were rated correct. The crew was James Williams, Tre Maddox and Pat O’Connell.

How the reports work

The league publishes a Last Two Minute report the day after any game that is within three points at any time in the last two minutes, and for any overtime. A play is only marked wrong when the video evidence is clear. Wednesday’s reports come two days after the league said there was no foul on the final play of Pacers-Mavericks, the one Rick Carlisle called “clearly a foul.” For the rest of Wednesday’s league rulings, see the Nets-Pelicans scrum and the Court iQ review of a Day’Ron Sharpe shot, and Marcus Smart’s ejection in Houston, which is still awaiting a league decision as of early Friday, Cairo time.

Boston, 10-2 and winner of five straight, hosts the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. ET, 1 a.m. Monday in Cairo. The Grizzlies play at New Orleans on Friday, Nov. 13, and the Nuggets play there on Saturday, Nov. 14. Follow every league-wide story on our Around the league page.