Anytime I come across a ref mention, three things pop up The Phil Jackson in-game interview on how the zebras control outcome of game (paraphrase) How the refs were in Rockets/Dubs series (Lakers/Kings etc attached) And that rogue ref (the referee club) who did time
I think you call a timeout after the lead goes down to 8. Why wait until it's gone completely. Do you really think this squad is just going to figure it out