In recent memory what are some of the worst officiated series? Here is my list: Lakers Kings Conference finals Lakers Portland Conference Finals Dallas Miami Finals Houston Dallas first round
Pistons -Heat (2004-05) Mavs - Heat (2005-06) Lakers - Kings (2001-02) Lakers - Trailblazers (2001-02) Lakers - Nuggets (2008-09) Lakers - Rockets (2008-09) Lakers - Spurs (2007-08)
I still have nightmares of Game 3 and Game 4. The Suns would've taken the title that year because all they had left were a sucky Cleveland team to beat.
Dallas-Miami Finals were also atrocious. Wade made his way to the free throw line 20 trips a night. It was funny cause that was the official sign from David Stern to the Mavs that they will never win a title.
They would have still had to win game 6 in SA even if you give them the game 5 win which I doubt they would have. Then that sets up a game 7 where I think SA would have taken it.
Game 3 was fixed for San Antonio, so I feel Phoenix would have taken it with a fair crew. Phoenix won Game 4, and would have bounced the Spurs in Game 5 with a full team. Game 5 was a close Spurs win which would not have been close had Stoudemire and Diaw been there. But there's too many what-ifs and what-abouts in speculating this. 2007 was Phoenix's peak, and I strongly feel they would have taken the title had that series not been so poorly officiated and Stu Jackson not have meddled in it.
Lakers Kings was the worst in my memory, but Lakers Pistons '04 was actually pretty bad. Shaq was getting hacked left and right without proper calls. I was so happy that the Lakers lost, but it was pretty weird to see the calls pretty one-sided there.
Well the worst offiiciated was definatley kings lakers...but the rockets mavs was bad as well....also i think the magic and lakers series now is pretty bad...Howard is getting hacked down there not to mention all the bs calls that kobe gets..other then that...there were many like suns and spurs...but i think suns and the kings could have actually won the title so they definatley missed out the most.
Rockets- Jazz series last year was pretty brutal. I still remember two of the Jazz players grabbing Scola by both arms and pulling him to the floor and the foul being called on Scola.
Without my Rockets bias... by far the worst was Lakers/Kings followed by Mavs/Heat...I hate Dallas but still have to admit they got quite the ass raping by the refs in those Finals.
