NBA confirms controversial late call against Cavs in Game 6 loss to Raptors

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley was adamant that his turnover in the closing seconds of overtime wasn’t off of him.

“I felt like it was our ball,” Mobley said afterward. “They called it different.”

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He was then asked if it was off Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles. Mobley confirmed that Murray-Boyles “hit the ball out.”

The NBA didn’t agree with Mobley’s assessment. Nor did they think that Murray-Boyles fouled Mobley, which it seemed like he did when watching it live.

The league released its Last Two Minute Report on Game 6 and stated that the ball went off Mobley and that this was ruled correctly on the court.

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The same was true for other controversial calls.

The league ruled that the ball did go off Donovan Mitchell on the late drive by Murray-Boyles. They affirmed the questionable shooting foul to Jamal Shead by Jarrett Allen. They also validated the offensive foul on Dean Wade in overtime that cost the Cavs a possession and allowed Shead to stay in the game.

There were strong arguments that each of those plays should’ve gone the Cavs way. The league didn’t think that.

The report did, however, confirm two missed calls that would’ve benefited Cleveland.

First, the Raptors should’ve been called for a three-second violation with 1:46 remaining in overtime. Murray-Boyles was in the paint for too long without guarding anyone.

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If called correctly, the Cavs would’ve gotten a technical free-throw and kept possession of the ball. It’s worth pointing out that James Harden scored on this possession with a jumper that ended up giving the Cavs a brief two-point lead.

The second missed call was a five-second violation with 33 seconds left in overtime. RJ Barrett held onto this for far too long. You could see the referee keeping time was pretty deliberate with his count to say it generously.

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