The NBA cited three incorrect non-calls and one incorrect call in the final two minutes of the Hawks’ 102-101 win over the Celtics Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series. Three of the four missed calls benefited the Hawks.
The league issued its Last Two Minutes report Sunday. It found:
* The Hawks’ Kent Bazemore should have been called for a defensive three-second violation with 1:58 remaining for an incorrect non-call. The Hawks led 94-90 at the time. The possession ended with Kyle Korver being called for a foul on the Celtics’ Isaiah Thomas.
* The Korver foul on Thomas with 1:54 remaining was reviewed and deemed an incorrect call. According to the report: “Korver (ATL) maintains legal guarding position and makes incidental contact with Thomas (BOS) that does not affect his driving shot attempt.” Thomas made one of two free throws to make the score 94-91.
* The Hawks’ Al Horford should have been called for an offensive foul twice in a four-second period for illegal screens as incorrect non-calls. According to the report, Horford did not allow the Celtics’ Evan Turner (55.3 seconds remaining) and Marcus Smart (51.1 seconds) room to avoid contact. The Hawks held a 96-93 lead at the time of the non-calls. The Celtics were in a bonus situation.
