The NBA reported that Jayson Tatum walked moments before hitting the three-pointer that gave the Celtics the victory against the Raptors.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum walked moments before hitting the decisive triple on the overtime horn to give him the victory for the Boston Celtics 126-123 over the Toronto RaptorsSaturday night, reported the NBA.
Tatum moved his foot pivot with 3.4 seconds for playing in extra time and should have been considered as walking violationrevealed the NBA this Sunday in his report of the Final Two Minutes.
The NBA publicly presents the reports of referee events – with markings made and others that were not made – when the games have a three point difference at any time during the final two minutes of the fourth quarter or the extra time.
The unreported violation It was one of two not made on the last possession.
The NBA He also indicated that Davion Mitchell, of Torontothey should have pointed out a change over Jaylen Brownof Bostonwith seven seconds left. If it has been pointed out, Brown should have gone to free throw line with the game tied at 123.
The match continued after Brown was pushed back, with Tatum in possession of the ball on the right wing. He shuffled his feet – it was not considered an infraction – before taking a step back to push off and throw on Toronto’s Ochai Agbaji.
He time expired on Tatum’s shot entering the hoop.
