On December 21, Beijing time, the NBA officially released the referee reports for the last two minutes of the Warriors and Celtics. The report showed that there were two missed calls in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter and the last two minutes of overtime, and the Warriors suffered the loss. Even so, the Warriors narrowly beat the Green Army in overtime to complete a 17-point comeback.
The first missed call came with 0.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter. After Jackson Davis grabbed the defensive rebound, Paul immediately signaled for the referee to take a timeout, but the referee ignored it. While the rest of the Warriors players were still celebrating defending the Green Army's offense, Paul, who had a high ball quotient, realized that the Warriors could still have an offensive opportunity, but unfortunately the referees did not give the Warriors this opportunity. The referee's report noted that it was a missed decision, with the Warriors suffering and the Celtics benefiting.
The second missed judgment came with 10.6 seconds left before the end of overtime, when the Celtics sent a sideline ball, and Tatum pushed Kuminga to the ground with both hands in order to get rid of Kuminga's defense. The referee's report noted that it was a missed offensive foul, and that the Warriors also suffered and the Celtics benefited.
Although the Warriors suffered two losses, they still overturned the Celtics in the first place in the East through overtime to complete a 17-point comeback. Curry had 33 points and 6 assists, 6-of-11 three-pointers, Thompson 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, 6-of-15 three-pointers, and Kuminga also contributed 17 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. On the Green Army's side, White scored 30 points, Brown had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Tatum was 5-of-17 and only scored 15 points. Brown also taunted Curry for being too small in the game, but it was eventually reversed by Curry's Warriors.