Brass Cannon

Exactly people are too accepting of different officiating “styles”. The issue is those styles help some teams and hurt others. Allowing for the game to be influenced even if the refs are not crooked per se. The Thunder had a better record than their season average with these refs. The pacers a far worse record than their season average with these refs. If the league wanted to fix this(they don’t) they would try to make all refs consistent. Now I personally think that is an issue exacerbated by the refs being given things to “focus on”. That benefit one team over the other. The officiating should not look totally different between games 6 and 7.

Not what I said…. I would greatly enjoy the NBA being actual basketball though. The simple fact is the NBA didn’t have the refs helping the thunder all year to let them win now. They were always going to let do whatever it took on defense

What??? The Thunder are fouling them constantly to force turnovers. There’s only so much solid play can do

It’s ok for the refs to cheat because the pacers aren’t perfect is certainly a take.

Refs have swallowed their whistles again. The thunder will be allowed to do whatever it takes to take the ball. This is just garbage it’s not even basketball at this point

If the Pacers win this will Be a Willis reed moment

Turner looks lost out there at times

Pacers need to wake up to the damn fact that the thunder are going to foul the crap out of them on a rebound trying to get a steal and start protecting the ball

Ref crew got announced already Thunder record with these refs 9-1 Pacers record with these refs 5-8 SMH

Think that was the natural result of the refs not calling all incidental contact on the pacers and the thunder playing badly. Game 4 that second quarter run was muted by bs calls. Which left the thunder in position to pounce

The statistical odds of the lottery winner would almost guarantee the process is rigged. Or at least has been rigged once or twice Astronomical odds or businessman lies for money. Which one you putting your money on

There will be a game 7. Hopefully thunder play like this in Game 7

We were never going to win that game. We could have done more to win it. But the blatant ignored fouls. The blocking foul that wasn’t. No the fix was in. The only way we were going to win that game was if OKC missed their FTs

Well we aren’t really allowed to play defense. If we are too close to SGA he will jump into the defender and it will be a foul on the defender

Refs were never going to let us win. i had hoped they chose the plucky underdog storyline for this season. But alas they chose the relentless all time season storyline

The thunder basically fouled them the whole fourth quarter dating the refs to call them for it. The refs declined the opportunity. The refs seemed to focus on incidental contact during shots while ignoring blatant fouls not during the act of shooting. The Pacers didn’t seem to adjust to this. But they were never going to get the SGA treatment.

Markets don’t matter. Besides the refs can only help them so much. Lebron went to Cleveland. And people nationwide starting wearing Cavs jerseys. Manufacturing stars anywhere is more important than getting bigger market teams success. Especially when somehow the Lakers can just keep trading bags of candy wrappers for star players.

Game 4 bad calls is the evidence.

Markets matter less than superstars. They can’t have the MVP superstar losing.

Only hope now is the NBA script is that the Pacers win another one in OKC. Comes down to what the league has decided best fits this seasons narrative. It’s all crooked

The NBA has more in common with wrestling than anybody will admit

And non calls on the fouls they are committing

It’s kinda crazy how many of our young guys are castoffs from bigger market teams

Yeah fingers crossed the thunders legs give out in the 4th

So proud of this team to be leading despite the blatantly biased officiating