L2M: LeBron goaltended on Oladipo late in Cavs' Game 5 win
The NBA's last-two-minute report Thursday confirmed the contention of the Indiana Pacers that LeBron James goaltended Victor Oladipo's driving layup late in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 98-95 Game 5 win on Wednesday.
Oladipo found himself covered by James after a bad switch before driving to the basket with under five seconds left in the game. LeBron swatted away the layup, but the officiating report confirmed the ball hit the backboard before James touched it, making it defensive goaltending.
The play was not reviewable at the time.
On the following possession, James won the game with a three-point buzzer-beater, putting Cleveland up 3-2 in the series.
Related: McMillan takes blame for not using foul at end of Game 5 loss
Oladipo dicussed the non-call after the loss: "It just sucks," he said.
HEADLINES
- McDavid's hat trick leads Oilers to key win over Sharks
- Thunder brush aside Clippers, clinch NBA's top record over Spurs
- Roberts defends Ohtani's extra warm-up time: 'He's different'
- Jokic's 34th triple-double leads Nuggets past Grizzlies for 10th straight win
- Thompson backstops Capitals to shut out victory over Leafs