Crew chief Eric Lewis acknowledged the referees missed a foul call on the last play of regulation between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.

The NBA confirmed that Celtics star Jayson Tatum committed a shooting foul on LeBron James, which would have sent him to the free throw line for the potential game-winner, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

"There was contact," Lewis said postgame. "At the time, during the game, we did not see a foul. The crew missed the play."

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Los Angeles went on to lose the contest 125-121 in overtime.

James scored 41 points on 15-for-30 shooting in the defeat while contributing nine rebounds and eight assists, putting him 117 points from overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league's leading scorer.