On May 24, Beijing time, the NBA officially released the final two-minute referee report of the Western Conference G4. The report showed that there were three missed judgments in the final two minutes of the game, the Lakers suffered two losses, and the remaining one was a timing error of 24-second violations. James was not fouled on his final layup and there were no penalty errors in the round. In the end, the Lakers lost by two points.
The first misjudgment came 1 minute and 36 seconds before the end of the game, when Jokic passed to Gordon, the ball was hit by Hachimura's arm, and then touched Hachimura's right leg, and the referee reported that Hachimura did not kick the ball intentionally, and the referee on duty blew Hachimura's kick violation, which was a wrong penalty. The Lakers should have had a chance to fight back, but the ball was wrongly awarded to the Nuggets. The Lakers suffered losses, and the Nuggets profited.
The second miscalculation was also crucial, with 56.7 seconds left before the end of the game. At that time, the referee awarded the ball to the Nuggets, and the referee report pointed out that before the ball went out of bounds, the last person to touch the ball was Murray of the Nuggets, Reeves did not touch the ball at all, and the ball should be awarded to the Lakers this time. The profit side of this misjudgment is still the Nuggets, and the Lakers suffer again.
The third was a missed call, occurring 27.7 seconds before the end of the game. After James barely made a shot, the ball hit the rebound, and by this time it should have been 24 seconds off, Porter got the rebound, and the timing continued. The referee report stated that before Porter got the rebound, he should blow a 24-second violation and re-serve. This omission did not have a significant impact on both sides.
A controversial point after the game was whether James was fouled on his final layup. For this round, the referee's report also has a detailed explanation. After James joined the ball, Murray's hands touched the ball cleanly, and Gordon had slight physical contact with James when he blocked the ball, which did not constitute a foul. In the final moment, James got the rebound again, and Murray's hand touched the ball and James's hand, again not reaching the level of a foul.
The final score of the game was 113-111, and the Nuggets narrowly defeated the Lakers by two points to advance to the Finals 4-0 on aggregate. This is the first time the Nuggets have reached the Finals since entering the NBA. Jokic was elected Western Conference finals MVP, James cut 40 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, sadly left, after the game, James said that he had to consider many options, including the possibility of retirement, which caused heated discussion.