The thrill of overtime. Kobe makes a clutch shot. Reggie responds. The atmosphere of "do-or-die" for the Pacers. The Lakers trying to go the distance w/o Shaq. The Pacers make serious mental mistakes. The Lakers make more serious mental mistakes. The Lakers virtually winning the series. ------------------ Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life, Tumble end over end, neither left nor right. Straight on ahead through the goalposts I'll go. I've got the faith Lord, If you've got the toe.
That summed up for me what I hated about the game. Fakers cheat and win the title. The way they've done it all year. In the second quarter particularly, I have NEVER seen worse officiating in my entire life. This would have been a 15 point Pacer win if not for that. I'm ready to just quit watching Faker games forever. There's no contest. Even if the other team is better, the refs will find a way to win. NBC, you got your wish. ------------------ Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.
Wow! Can the NBA/NBC write a better game? Shaq fouls out. Kobe in foul trouble, hurt, and being a hero? At 21!! OVERTIME!!!The refs helping the Lakers get to overtime. The Pacers getting the refs to let Reggie push off Kobe and hit a three right in his eye! WOW!! The refs helping Kobe make second shots, pushing him up high, high, high up in the sky! How good is Kobe, eh? He is a great performer. And so young! Smits did his best to play his part in this production. The way he uses the refs to help him grab those rebounds is just CLASSIC! Rick Fox? Man, with that foul? This is just the NBA at its very best! Not even a rehearsal. I tell you, I thought that these guys could not get all this done in such short notice. The writing, the performances...Hollywood can't do it better! You gotta give NBC/NBA alot of credit for making this game so good! I LOVE THIS GAME! ------------------ INDY IN 7!! The people and Nielsen want it!
It wasn't the refs that forgot to box out in the final minutes. It wasn't the refs that made clutch shots down the stretch. It wasn't the refs that bricked the final shot(after travelling). The Pacers had their chance to win, but they got outplayed by the Lakers. ------------------ Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life, Tumble end over end, neither left nor right. Straight on ahead through the goalposts I'll go. I've got the faith Lord, If you've got the toe.
It was the refs who made this game close in the 2nd quarter. Indiana, if the calls were right, would have gone into halftime up about 15. This game would have never been close if not for the officiating. ------------------ Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.
By the way, don't use the word outplayed when discussing the Fakers. A more correct term would be "outcheated". ------------------ Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.
I was about to jump on my anti-conspiracy theory soapbox when I realized....it's my own fault for continually reading these posts. ------------------ stop posting my damn signature
Enough with the refs. If the refs had really called the game right, the Lakers would have won by damn near twenty, cause a large portion of Indiana's open looks came off illegal screens. The Lakers are the better team. They will be the NBA champions. ------------------ Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life, Tumble end over end, neither left nor right. Straight on ahead through the goalposts I'll go. I've got the faith Lord, If you've got the toe.
Pu, You can't forget the beautiful way that Bird saw Shaq out of the game and REFUSED to keep giving the ball down low to Smits knowing that if he did, they would double team him and Smits would kick it out for the open three. That is just beautiful to watch. Bird caught on to that right away and made sure that the ball stayed in Travis Best's hand to bring down the clock and reduce their chance of winning. How about not going to Jalen when Kobe had 4 fouls? The refs blew the whistle too much and what did Bird do? He adjusted. He told his players to keep shooting jumpers and that would keep the game close! WOW! I was telling my girlfriend that this was better than the Lion King broadway show we went to and we had to wait two freakin hours just to get tickets. We got this production for free!! I love this game. What can I tell you! ------------------ INDY IN 7!! The people and Nielsen want it!
I was curious how our local crybaby, Cat, would whine his way out of this one. Yeah, that was a big favor the refs did the Lakers when they called that phantom 6th foul on Shaq, wasn't it? Just like the two plays before that where they didn't give him continuation and instead forced him to shoot free throws. And the way they called Salley and Fox for questionable fouls after Shaq was out. But I'm sure you didn't "see" those plays that way in your little fantasy world, Cat. In your twisted dreamworld, calls in the 2nd quarter were oh, so much more important than all the calls that went consistently against the Lakers in the closing minutes. Isn't it about time you got yourself a pacifier? ------------------
Almu, I know. And I'll give credit to the Pacers. They could have ad libbed from the script and won the game, but they sucked it up and let the Lakers get those offensive rebounds in the last minute. Failing to box out in the most important moment of your season? That's classic. What will NBC/A think of next? ------------------ Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life, Tumble end over end, neither left nor right. Straight on ahead through the goalposts I'll go. I've got the faith Lord, If you've got the toe. [This message has been edited by Puedlfor (edited June 14, 2000).]
The Fakers are not the best team in the NBA. IMO, Portland is definitely better, and Indiana might be. Asterick! The beginning of the second quarter told the whole story for me as to how it would go. The Pacers were up 10 then. Derrick McKey gets the ball in the post and throws up a hook. No contact at all, and the shot goes in. Horry flops after no contact at all and the refs give it to him. Next time down the floor Rick Fox takes the ball off the dribble. Runs right over Sam Perkins, who was set. Defensive foul, and a game that should be 12 points was then 7. The rest of the quarter consisted of the same. Shaq was continually over the back on fouls, he obviously should have had his 4th and it was not called, etc. I know I complain about the officials a lot, but that was the most biased and terrible period of officiating I have ever seen in my entire life. The refs single handedly put the Fakers back in the game. ------------------ Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.
There may have been come cheating but. . . Bird was simply outcaoched in this one. He was exposed in the final minute USED THE S*ME D*MN PLAY HE USED AGAINST PHIL B4 Coach of the yr my *ss Rocket River ------------------
Shaq was clearly over the back, but he should have been thrown out much earlier. He continually fouled earlier. Shaq shot the ball about 5 seconds after he was fouled. Not even close. Fox landed on top of Rose with 5 seconds left. Even Phil Jackson admitted it had to be called. Swopa, you just need to shut your damn mouth. You have no damn clue what you are talking about. The BBS is a place to share opinions about games, etc., and I was just saying what I thought, like everyone else. That is the point of this place. Not to personally attack people like you did. IMO, the Fakers have cheated to win all year, and they did it again. Why don't you take that pacifier and shove it. ------------------ Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is. [This message has been edited by The Cat (edited June 14, 2000).]
Going for the 3 with the same play Phil Jackson saw them run two years ago, instead of using Reggie as a decoy and going inside for an easy 2 and a 2nd OT at home sans Shaq. I guess that's why they pay Bird the big money. Time for that vacation and tall drink, Larry.
Enough is enough. Perkins slammed Horry to the ground in OT when Horry was going for an offensive rebound. No call. CONSPIRACY! Perkins set a moving screen on that Rick Fox foul. No call. CONSPIRACY! Reggie travelled on that last shot after coming off an illegal screen. No call. CONSPIRACY! Face it, the Pacers committed numerous mental miscues down the stretch while the Lakers made the clutch plays. ------------------ Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life, Tumble end over end, neither left nor right. Straight on ahead through the goalposts I'll go. I've got the faith Lord, If you've got the toe.
Funny, cause none of those calls were correct, although I'll stop there cause we could keep going at it for hours. I'm just saying that I know that I sure didn't see those 3 instances you're referring to. ------------------ Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.
I was pretty sure you hadn't. ------------------ Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life, Tumble end over end, neither left nor right. Straight on ahead through the goalposts I'll go. I've got the faith Lord, If you've got the toe.
Yeah you're right Pu. I don't see phantom calls. ------------------ Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.
