NBA: Celtics robbed of time in Game 6 loss to Wizards
Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 15 2017 12:32 PM



Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) dribbles the ball as Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42) defends in Game 6 of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Verizon Center. Geoff Burke, USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
WASHINGTON -- An NBA report on the last two minutes of Boston's Game 6 playoff loss at Washington said the Celtics should have had another second to make their last shot to win.
The analysis of referee calls in the final two minutes said the Celtics should have had 2.7 seconds to run their final play instead of 1.7 after Washington's John Wall hit a three-pointer to give the Wizards' their eventual winning margin of 92-91 on Friday.
The Wizards pulled level at 3-3 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference second round series with the victory, setting up Monday's deciding seventh contest at Boston.
The Celtics-Wizards winner will open the Eastern Conference final on Wednesday at Cleveland against the defending NBA champion Cavaliers. The East champion plays either Golden State or San Antonio in the NBA Finals.