NBA Thread

[Hovadipo 55,242]

Refball wins. This series is going to piss me off. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 8,647]

Haliburton lost the game. Absolutely pathetic for a "star." And when the heat got turned up, he shriveled.

[Hovadipo 55,242]

I got a real good location for Adam Silver to stick his last 2 minute report for that game. Jesus H

[Demo 19,682]

Just now, KingPG21 said:

FOLLOWED BY AN EGREGIOUS HORRENDOUS DEAD BALL FOUL. Rigged beyond belief

Not with you on that one. Thought that was a deeply stupid overly aggressive play by Nembhard. 

[KingPG21 6,583]

Over/under 5 close games the league rigs to get the Nicks as far as they can. At 2 now 

[KingPG21 6,583]

Just now, Demo said:

Not with you on that one. Thought that was a deeply stupid overly aggressive play by Nembhard. 

It happens all the time. 

[KingPG21 6,583]

Speaking of horrendous calls. The Brunson body checking a dude and getting the call overturned was one of the funnier overturns in a long time. League is gonna will the Knicks as far as they can. 

[TheWatShot 13,725]

It was funny how after the Pacers got up by 9 in the 4th the officials suddenly starting seeing every foul away from the ball. 

 

Easiest way for an official to flip the momentum is to call a foul off the ball that no one is watching. 

[KingPG21 6,583]

At what point is the league gonna address Brunson being a smaller James Harden? Dude spends o much time just leaping into defenders and getting calls. Its pretty egregiously bad.  Dude is a megaflopper

[KingPG21 6,583]

4 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

It was funny how after the Pacers got up by 9 in the 4th the officials suddenly starting seeing every foul away from the ball. 

 

Easiest way for an official to flip the momentum is to call a foul off the ball that no one is watching. 

We got called for 2 dead ball fouls. I think its more than we did all season. Its pretty hilarious. I guess when you got Brunson flopping all over the place its hard not to call a foul

[Banksyrules 4,598]

Knicks fan here. Good game guys (slowly backs out slowly and slowly closes the door)

[TheWatShot 13,725]

10 minutes ago, KingPG21 said:

We got called for 2 dead ball fouls. I think its more than we did all season. Its pretty hilarious. I guess when you got Brunson flopping all over the place its hard not to call a foul

That last one just smacked of an official wanting to end the game and get out. 

[BtownStrength 1,143]

Knicks-Pacers gonna be an incredible series based off game 1. 

Wolves putting the absolute clamps on Denver in Q1. 

Love playoff basketball. 

[Banksyrules 4,598]

I think from a Knicks perspective the only way we beat you is if we take it in 5.  We just don’t have the depth to play like this for the whole series.  Bogey got injured in the 76ers series and Randal is our for the season. Also Mitchel Robinson is not the type of big that is good for this type of series. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,052]

Holy Robbery


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[BtownStrength 1,143]

Michael Malone storms onto the court and gets into the face of a ref. No tech. Jamal Murray throws a heat pack onto the court of a live ball situation. No tech. 

Ref fans eating well tonight. 

[Napleshoosier 10,174]

Disappointing. I thought the Pacers were going to take this one.  Pretty much got a hose job!

[BtownStrength 1,143]

Not sure his name has got much run in this thread, but Timberwolves assistant and IU grad Micah Nori is phenomenal and deserves a HC gig soon.

[KingPG21 6,583]

Oh I forgot about the kicked ball that wasn’t. How is a kicked ball not reviewable. Took a Pacers transition away and turned into a Knicks 3

[Josh 12,579]

I didn't watch a minute of the game, but I looked at the score on my phone every 15 minutes or so as I was watching hockey.  In a game the Pacers seemed to be leading at every score update, I knew the refs would make sure New York won.  Then I saw the highlights when it was over.

If anybody is surprised that the reffing went the way it did favoring the large market team then you don't follow the NBA.  It is clearly the worst reffing in sports to script games towards big market teams.  Completely unsurprising outcome.  It's why I can't watch.  The NBA is rigged.