Yay, It's the 2010 NBA Playoffs thread!

[larrymcg421]

What the fuck are the refs looking at in this game?

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

What the fuck are the refs looking at in this game?

It's really pretty ridiculous. Going against both teams - but more so against the Celtics - every damn big man has 4 fouls at this point.

[DaddyTorgo]

NBA Finals Record - Most 3's in a Finals Game - Ray Allen

[DaddyTorgo]

37-14 free throws in favor of the Lakers??

that's ridiculous. how bout they actually call this shit straight-up hmm? fucking nba

[sterlingice]

I'm sure they'll close the gap slightly after a call comes down from above and then people will talk about how the Lakers were just playing a more aggressive game

(just like every lame time the NBA does this)

SI

[cmp]

Not every game has to have an equal foul differential.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by cmp

Not every game has to have an equal foul differential.

Of course not. But 2-1 in favor of the home team is ridiculous. Particularly when neither team is playing anymore physical than the other.

[cmp]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Of course not. But 2-1 in favor of the home team is ridiculous. Particularly when neither team is playing anymore physical than the other.

Actual foul total is 25-18 so its not as big of a discrepancy as it may seem.

[DaddyTorgo]

fair enough

wow...5 fouls on Kobe. This is just silly...the game's going to be decided by the bench players at this point.

[cmp]

Adam Morrison looks really bored.

[larrymcg421]

Jesus, get KG out of the game. He's playing like shit.

[sterlingice]

Boy- I just flipped over for about a minute. Wow. The refs with arbitrary whistle syndrome

SI

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Jesus, get KG out of the game. He's playing like shit.

Seriously. Better to play Sheed and Baby. And for fuck's sake, go at Kobe and Artest and get them fouled out.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Boy- I just flipped over for about a minute. Wow. The refs with arbitrary whistle syndrome

SI

Yeah it's been going bad both ways. I have no idea what they're looking at. It almost seems like Naked Gun 4 and Frank Drebin can't stop accidentally blowing his whistle, so they have to keep making up a foul each time it happens.

[sterlingice]

Spoiler

Prediction: Boston will get a couple of "flukey" fouls in the next couple of minutes that will tip the scales drastically in the Lakers favor but people will be talking about how the ref'ing sucked all game long and the lakers will win barring some colossal shooting by the Celtics, like making every shot, even the ones where they are hacked, down the stretch

SI

[DaddyTorgo]

Wow. Nicely done by Kobe there on the replay.

[cmp]

Can't even get it right with replay.

[Eaglesfan27]

Great T.O by Doc Rivers. Come on Celtics, finish this off.

[SackAttack]

Shouldn't that have been a technical on Rivers, running on the court like that?

[cmp]

Bad call.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Shouldn't that have been a technical on Rivers, running on the court like that?

I'm not sure what the actual rulebook states, if a coach is allowed to come on to call a TO or not, but coaches are over that out of bounds line something like 75% of the game.

[Danny]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Spoiler

Prediction: Boston will get a couple of "flukey" fouls in the next couple of minutes that will tip the scales drastically in the Lakers favor but people will be talking about how the ref'ing sucked all game long and the lakers will win barring some colossal shooting by the Celtics, like making every shot, even the ones where they are hacked, down the stretch

SI

Think you have things reversed here.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

I'm not sure what the actual rulebook states, if a coach is allowed to come on to call a TO or not, but coaches are over that out of bounds line something like 75% of the game.

It wasn't just 'over the out of bounds line.'

Dude ran onto the middle of the court waving his arms to call the time out.

I'm not talking about ticky-tack here. He was at, like, the free throw line.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by cmp

Can't even get it right with replay.

looked to me like both guys had their fingers on it at the same time as it was going out of bounds, thus no conclusive proof to overturn it.

[Danny]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

looked to me like both guys had their fingers on it at the same time as it was going out of bounds, thus no conclusive proof to overturn it.

That clearly went off Garnett.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Danny

Think you have things reversed here.

No kidding!

SI

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

looked to me like both guys had their fingers on it at the same time as it was going out of bounds, thus no conclusive proof to overturn it.

I'm voting with the "clearly off Garnett" crowd, too

SI

[cmp]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

looked to me like both guys had their fingers on it at the same time as it was going out of bounds, thus no conclusive proof to overturn it.

We're you watching the same thing?, Garnett's hand was in front of Gasol's.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by cmp

We're you watching the same thing?

Yup. Just trying to figure how they could have upheld the call - that must have been what they saw.

[miami_fan]

Let get this out the way early.

Game 1 Free Throws

BOS- 30-36
LAL- 24-31


Game 2 Free Throws
BOS- 20-26
LAL- 31-41


Totals

BOS- 50-62
LAL- 55-72

[Danny]

I'm not going to say the officiating lost the game for the Lakers, but it sure was bad, lots of terrible calls both ways.

[Danny]

I think Stern read SI's post and said "oh no he didnt" and then made a second call down to the officials

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Danny

I'm not going to say the officiating lost the game for the Lakers, but it sure was bad, lots of terrible calls both ways.

It definitely didn't lose the game for them. If anything, all the dubious fouls on the Celtics bigs let the Lakers claw back into the game. Not very fouls on Kobe, and he still couldn't find his shot. That's just good team defense on him and great defense by Ray Allen.

Lakers had 31 FT's made and 29 FG's made.

[SirFozzie]

BTW, the ABC censor had a rough game, at least on my feed.

about two minutes to play.. Rondo at the free throw line..misses the first free throw. Swears Audibly. "SHIT!" Censor a half second too slow, so you get "SHIT!" (silence as the dump button is pressed). Makes it even more noticeable.

hits the second freethrow, time out on the floor, Rondo's walking back, as they go to break and one of the Cetlic players consoles Rondo by saying "You're still my N-Word" (and yes, it's THE N-word), audible even over the break out). Censor again is a half second too late.

I can just see the censor relaxing as they go to break and then someone uses the N-word just as he takes his finger away from the button.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Danny

I'm not going to say the officiating lost the game for the Lakers, but it sure was bad, lots of terrible calls both ways.

When will Kobe Bryant and the Lakers get a fair shake from the officials in the NBA?

[jbergey22]

I always think NBA officiating sucks but I think the right team won tonight. Boston just outplayed them and Ray Allen couldnt miss in the first half. If anything I think the refs gave the Lakers a chance.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Danny

I think Stern read SI's post and said "oh no he didnt" and then made a second call down to the officials

I know I was surprised with the ending. I was still watching the Stanley Cup game much more than the NBA Finals game tonight but what I did see just had that feel to it.

SI

[DaddyTorgo]

man - kobe is a pouty bitch on the podium tonight.

it's all like...minimalistic answers and glares.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

man - kobe is a pouty bitch on the podium tonight.

it's all like...minimalistic answers and glares.

Been like that all postseason from what I've heard.

[cmp]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

man - kobe is a pouty bitch on the podium tonight.

it's all like...minimalistic answers and glares.

His team lost. Is he supposed to be happy?

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

man - kobe is a pouty bitch on the podium tonight.

it's all like...minimalistic answers and glares.

You must be aware of a different Kobe than I am aware of. That sounds like the same guy to me for, well, years now.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

hits the second freethrow, time out on the floor, Rondo's walking back, as they go to break and one of the Cetlic players consoles Rondo by saying "You're still my N-Word" (and yes, it's THE N-word), audible even over the break out). Censor again is a half second too late.

I can just see the censor relaxing as they go to break and then someone uses the N-word just as he takes his finger away from the button.

Is there a white guy on the Celtics anymore (Scalabrine)? If it was that guy, this would have caused a shitstorm (and I would have found it even more hilarious, presuming that sort of exchange from a white player was okay with Rondo).

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

37-14 free throws in favor of the Lakers??

that's ridiculous. how bout they actually call this shit straight-up hmm? fucking nba

You do realize that FT discrepancy has absolutely nothing to do with how the game is being called right?

It was a very odd game. If it takes Ray Allen setting a record in 3's for the C's to win a game like this, I can live with it. Just need to take on in Boston to make it a 3 game series

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

You do realize that FT discrepancy has absolutely nothing to do with how the game is being called right?

I completely agree with you here, and I'm glad Lakers fans have learned something since their complaints about game 2 in 2008.

It was a very odd game. If it takes Ray Allen setting a record in 3's for the C's to win a game like this, I can live with it. Just need to take on in Boston to make it a 3 game series

And if the Celtics can win on the road with Pierce/KG combining to be 4-16, then I can certainly live with that.

[MrBug708]

The NBA must be confident in the Lakers winning one in Boston

[Groundhog]

The 2-3-2 setup is very strange. Big advantage to the Celtics now after stealing one on the road.

[MrBug708]

It works in baseball because home field isn't nearly as important

[SirFozzie]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Is there a white guy on the Celtics anymore (Scalabrine)? If it was that guy, this would have caused a shitstorm (and I would have found it even more hilarious, presuming that sort of exchange from a white player was okay with Rondo).

Nah, it wasn't scalabrine... (if you look, Scalabrine was the one who brought Doc back after charging on the floor to call that timeout)

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q1wJWVTOn0 (not directly linking it, because I don't want to use that word, even in a link)

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

It definitely didn't lose the game for them. If anything, all the dubious fouls on the Celtics bigs let the Lakers claw back into the game. Not very fouls on Kobe, and he still couldn't find his shot. That's just good team defense on him and great defense by Ray Allen.

Lakers had 31 FT's made and 29 FG's made.

Daddy,

I totally agree. The first game and the first three quarters of this one the refs have been favoring the Lakers other than the couple of fouls on Kobe.

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

The 2-3-2 setup is very strange. Big advantage to the Celtics now after stealing one on the road.

As a Celts fan I wish I could believe this but I think unless Boston can win all three and close out the series the format benefits the Lakers. I think because you figure in the 2-2-1-1-1 game six would be in Boston.