Eastern Conference Finals: (1) Indiana vs. (2) Miami

The refs have been horrible the last two games of this series. Only two series left in the NBA playoffs and we can't even get relatively competent refereeing, smh. I'm not suggesting it, but this is why you always hear about the NBA being rigged.

 

BS fouls called on Lebron tonight....

If the next game is called fairly Miami in 6 easily.

 

Well after being a jobber in the 2nd half; having your star player knock up a stripper and ask her to get an abortion, while allegedly smashing the star center's wife or jump-off to be. Along with a cantankerous starting shooting guards who can go two minutes without drawing heat or fighting with teammates, coaches, opposing players, referees, or I guess anyone...especially their star center who has pitched more shutouts in a shorter timeframe than Nolan Ryan, and is capable of grabbing six rebounds on a max contract. Most of all, they got outplayed by and almost lost to a 38 win team without its star player and one of the most apathetic fan bases in pro sports...allegedly (another rumor) with a GM who wouldn't have been to torn up about missing playoffs for what would've been a decent lottery pick.


If they walked out onto the court near butt-naked and dancing to The Village People's Macho Man. They couldn't be anymore embarrassed, right now.

Especially when the league's best player is sitting on the bench in foul trouble and five points...giggling and laughing with his team losing in the4th quarter.

 

No comments on the refs or how the game was called?

 

I wonder if the Pacers would take Omer Asik, while we could find sucker to get Roy Hibbert for some picks or talented underutilized power forward.

 

The last foul was legit. LeBron clearly held him back.
However, the previous 4? WTF?

 

At least Stern did make it obvious..

 

fixed

 

Not sure how he held him back on the last one, considering Lance literally wrapped his arms around him. It was a strangely called night. It will eventually work in Lebron's favor, when all of the guys who have some sort of emotional connection to Lebron's failure see that not even their "the refs call everything in Lebron's favor" argument even works anymore.

 

Omer+Jeremy+Jones+pick for Lance+Mahinmi if Lance's asking price gets too high?


Probably not with the balloon payment.

 

it seems like stephenson who held lebron with 2 arms wrapped around him and a push. not sure how this is a foul on Lebron. Damn never lebron treated this way.

 

Man that was disappointing. You know it's a bad game when all anyone can talk about are the fouls. Some of those calls were just mind-boggling.

 

Their wasn't a replay on the first foul so can't really comment, but foul #4 was probably the worse one, very soft and should have not been a foul.

Foul #2 was arguable, again very soft but i have seen that called hundreds of times

Foul #3 was again arguable, Lebron did kind of put his head down going forward but at the same time, PG did move. 50/50, I have seen it many times go either way.

Foul #5 was a foul, but Stephenson fouled him first. From side on (which was the ref's view) it didn't seem Stephenson wrapped him, but on the front on replay it was clear. I can forgive the ref for this one.

In summary, I don't think i ever recall lebron getting soft or 50/50 fouls called against him successively like today's game....ref trying to extend the series? Making up for the last game? Effected by PG's comments prior to the game? Home crowd influence? or just a coin flip not going his way? Not sure

 

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Can you guys imagine NFL fans dealing with this kind of officiating? There would be a riot in the stadium leading out to the parking lot and then fires set ablaze.

 

is this a Heat forum? Heat was getting favourable calls throughout the series and one time they didn't , the NBA is rigged lol

 

So apparently you missed game 1

 

The NBA dish has been a Heat forum the past 4 years. Didn't you know? Better hop on the bandwagon before you get crucified for negative comments against Miami.

 

bull **** we would lose. Call that **** fair and none of that tick tack fouls that alridge got all night. If you call it for alridge then do the same for dwight.

 

Bill Simmons thought the officiating with regard to Lebron was terrible, not because Lebron didn't initiate contact 5 times, but because Lebron is a superstar, and everybody knows that a ref should be aware of who the superstars are, and blow their whistles accordingly.

If an official sees a 50-50 call where a superstar collides with a non-superstar, the superstar had earned the right to get the call. It's respect. Superstars deserve extra respect.

Seriously?