NBA admits referees missed crucial foul in OKC's win over Trail Blazers

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A day after the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled out a 129-121 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers on the road, the NBA's chief of referees admitted the officials missed a crucial foul at the end of regulation that may have cost the Blazers the game. With the game tied at 111-111 and seconds left in regulation, OKC's Paul George drove to the basket and missed a layup, but elbowed Portland's Jusuf Nurkic in the face in the process, sending the big man to the ground. With Nurkic on the floor, Terrance Ferguson collected the loose ball and made a go-ahead layup for the Thunder.

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