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Watch: Dubious call at buzzer helps Bulls overcome Celtics

Kim Klement / USA Today Sports

A very dubious call decided the final possession of Chicago Bulls' 104-103 victory over the red-hot Boston Celtics.

Marcus Smart was whistled for a shooting foul with 0.9 seconds left. That sent Jimmy Butler to the line for two freebies that gave Chicago the controversial win before the All-Star break.

Butler said in the postgame interview that he was hit on the elbow, but replays show very minimal contact made by Smart as he lunged for a late contest on Butler's misfiring jumper.

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