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MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Referees assigned to a critical game between the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves missed six calls in the final two minutes and overtime, the NBA announced Thursday as part of its Last Two Minute report.<\/p>\n

According to the report<\/a>, which the league releases the day after close games to promote transparency about officials and how they\u2019re evaluated, the three-man crew of Scott Foster, Ray Acosta and Mousa Dagher made four incorrect non-calls and two incorrect calls down the stretch. Five of the officials\u2019 mistakes occurred in overtime, with three going against Minnesota and three against Houston.<\/p>\n

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The game ended with Minnesota pulling out a stunning 110-108 victory after scoring the final 15 points of the game. The win gave Minnesota, the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference, a 1.5-game lead over the Rockets in the standings with 2 1\/2 weeks remaining in the regular season.<\/p>\n

The most significant of the six mistakes was the foul call against Minnesota\u2019s Julius Randle with 3.3 seconds left in overtime that sent Houston\u2019s Kevin Durant to the line with an opportunity to tie the game. According to the Last Two Minute report, the foul should not have been called because Randle \u201cmaintains verticality as he defends Durant\u2019s shot attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Durant, an 88-percent free-throw shooter on the season, missed both attempts, which allowed the Timberwolves to seal the comeback victory after Houston jumped ahead by 13 points in overtime.<\/p>\n

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Three of the other five errors occurred on a single possession with one minute and 14 seconds left in overtime. According to the report:<\/p>\n