LeBron James appeared to be fouled on final possession in regulation.
BOSTON — That’s Boston for you.
Replays upheld what James fervently believed: that Jayson Tatum hit his left arm when he went for what would have been a game-winning drive to the rack. But his 41 points, nine rebounds and eight assists were not enough to carry the Lakers , who remained in 13th place in the Western Conference, were swept in the two-game regular season series against the Celtics .The biggest missed call was merely the topper in a game in which Boston took 39 free throws to the Lakers’ 20 attempts from the line.
Of all the Lakers’ trusted closers, Patrick Beverley emerged as the one who was poised to win the game for them. Out of a timeout, James found a lane to the rim and finished just shy as the buzzer sounded, but no sooner had he landed than he was bouncing up and down in fury. Tatum had hit his arm on the attempt, and James was incredulous that he would not get the same deference from the officials as Brown.
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