In the closing minutes of Tuesday’s Game 5 between the Celtics and Bucks, Boston appeared to commit a 24-second violation. If the whistle blew, Milwaukee would have gotten the ball back down five points with 1 minute, 16 seconds to play. The whistle did not blow.
Replays clearly showed that the ball was still in Al Horford’s hands when the shot clock expired, but the referees couldn’t review the play.
“The rule states that under two minutes we are not allowed to review a potential 24-second violation unless the ball goes in the basket,” referee Ken Mauer said after the game, per a pool report.