The Indiana Pacers' historic comeback in Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers was built on a pair blatantly missed lane violations, the NBA admitted Wednesday.
In its Last Two Minute report for the game, the league identified two plays in the final minute that should have been nullified and replaced with jump balls at midcourt, calling them incorrect no-calls.
The first play saw multiple lane violations committed on a free throw by Pacers forward Pascal Siakam with 48 seconds left. Among the players to jump early was wing Aaron Nesmith, who got the rebound and putback dunk to cut Cleveland's lead to five.