There was controversy with the Boston Celtics’ eighth defeat in 36 games.

At Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Monday night, the Celtics were defeated by the Indiana Pacers 133-131 following two dubious calls in the closing seconds of the contest. In the final three seconds, Buddy Hield of Indiana fouled Jaylen Brown as he attempted a fadeaway jumper with the score tied. Though Hield seemed to make contact with Brown’s head, the Pacers contested the call, and the referees reversed the ruling to declare no foul.

After Indiana’s Benedict Mathurin was fouled by C’s big man Kristaps Porzingis during a 3-point attempt, Mathurin made two of his three free throws to secure the Pacers’ victory.

Brown didn’t hide his frustration after the game, calling on the NBA to investigate the overturned call on Hield.

“I think he obviously hit me in the head,” Brown told reporters. “I think they definitely need to do some investigation, that’s all I’m going to say. I think that was an obvious one. I’ve never heard of ‘head (is) part of the ball.’ It doesn’t make any sense to me.”

Brown claimed he asked referee James Williams if he got hit in the head, and Williams said no.

“I went up and asked, like, ‘Did I get hit in the head?’ He looks me straight in the face and he says, ‘No, you didn’t get hit in the head.’ And I’m like, ‘OK,’” Brown said.

“Then you come down on the other end, like, that cost our team the game. Then you expect us not to be frustrated. We’re trying to build good habits. We’re trying to win as many games as possible, and we just dropped one because of that.”

The NBA often fines players and coaches for public criticism of officials, but Brown believes this situation is an exception.

“I feel like we’ve got the right to be upset, and the league should understand, of course we’re going to say something about it after the game. So, I don’t think there should be any fines. But I definitely think that one should be investigated.”

A few hours after the game, Brown appeared to still be furious over the call, commenting on a post on X and labeling the play “one of the worst successful challenges I’ve ever seen.”

Apart from acknowledging that the call that was reversed was erroneous, it’s unclear what else the NBA could have done. The NBA releases “Last Two Minute” reports at approximately 4 p.m. ET the day after each game, so we’ll know out where the league stands on the call on Tuesday afternoon.

Brown and head coach Joe Mazzulla are undoubtedly looking forward to the report.

“I can’t wait until 4 o’clock tomorrow,” Mazzulla told reporters, via SB Nation’s Noa Dalzell.