L2M report: Jefferson fouled Durant on last play of Cavs-Warriors
The NBA confirmed in its last-two-minute report Monday what replays of Sunday's game-ending play between the Warriors and Cavaliers seemed to show: That Richard Jefferson sent Kevin Durant to the floor by stepping on his foot, and should've been whistled for a foul.
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The officials instead deemed it a play-on, and time expired as Durant's Hail-Mary heave from his back sailed well wide of the hoop, giving the Cavs a one-point win.
Durant suggested after the game that Jefferson had fouled him, telling reporters: "I fell. And I didn't fall on my own."
The report also indicated that LeBron James should've been hit with a technical foul for gratuitously hanging on the rim after his go-ahead dunk at the 1:43 mark.