CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls received a hollow vindication Tuesday when the NBA’s Last Two Minute report confirmed two missed calls in the final 13 seconds of regulation in Monday’s overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen traveled with 12.1 seconds remaining and guard Donovan Mitchell committed a lane violation with 4.6 seconds left on his way to a put-back that tied the game and forced overtime. Neither violation was called.
The lack of the lane violation call stung for the Bulls after guard Alex Caruso was called for back-to-back lane violations in the third quarter, giving Mitchell two extra attempts to make his 20th free throw of the night. Mitchell finished with a career-high 71 points in the Cavaliers’ 145-134 comeback victory in Cleveland.
