Now I hope the Thunder finish 7th in the West because the Jazz are almost certain to finish 2nd. All Utah has left is 3 very winnable road games before closing the season at home against the Suns. For me, a 1st round series of OKC vs. Utah is must-watch NBA basketball. That will easily be my main series to focus on. Before this game, I wanted OKC to get the Suns. Forget that now.
PHX has been 9-1 past 10 games and are heating up at the right time. Denver has issues(coaching).. So it's still unclear but Denver IS looking the weakest right now. The Spurs just got Parker back and Ginobili has been playing out of his mind past few weeks
Then why did the NBA put the "instant replay" rule, or whatever the name for it is, into play this season? It was designed to counter calls such as the one tonight. Durvasa is right; if this was a playoff game, I wonder if the foul would have been called / the play would have been reviewed.
Yea I know, thats the point really the Suns have NO ONE to take Durant while Green can at least help slow down Amare. I would say OKC would love to face the Suns.
Yeah, the most inconsistent top 4 team in the West is definitely Denver, but LA is close behind. But no one wants to go against Kobe in the first round.
There is a reason why they did not include reviewing fouls. It would be the equivalent to the NFL going to Instant Replay for Pass Interference.
the suns would have no answer for durant either, so the two teams would be evenly matched both have a legit go to guy in amare and durant respectively, i think it comes down to the homecourt advantage, amare cannot score all the points on his own, if westbrook contains nash, the suns will loose even if amare scores 30+ points, however kevin durant is more verstile than amare, he can shoot from the outside, score inside, play defense on the wings, pass the ball, and he is 6'10
interstingly, it looks like we could have a potential utah vs oklahoma city 1st round matchup if spurs win tonight and go into 6th place, thunder fall into 7th, the jazz are currently second.
I just don't understand why the NBA can review something like if the ball was out of a player's hands before the red light, and not a call like tonight. Both are controversial, and both are just as important to both teams. It seriously takes 20 seconds, maybe 25. Maybe my hate for Utah is taking over, I don't know. But the outcome of this game should have gone towards OKC's favor.
I don't know. Not all of them are judgment calls. Sometime it's hard to decide between charging and blocking foul, but that looked pretty clear to me. There was clearly contact on the arm when Durant attempted for the game winner. I think it deserved a review because every single win matters right now in the west. I doubt you will say the same thing if it was the Rockets playing the Jazz in game 7 and the same thing happened.
If I was a Western conference team, I would LOVE to play against Denver, and I would HATE to play against OKC. They are young, hungry, and don't have anything to play for. If anything, OKC is just gaining more and more experience. It's quite scary, really.
It really is a two way street then. I have heard plenty of times where people will say the refs should not make a foul call at the end of the game of a tie game. So if the game was tied and he got fouled while driving to the basket should that be reviewed to?
I know, this game reminds me of last year playoffs when denver beat dallas in 5 games, in game 3 the mavs led 102-100, and the nuggets had the ball, antoine wright touched fouled anthony but the refs did not notice the foul and anthony then stepped back and hit wide open 3, nugs went on to win 103-102
Well I said he got fouled. And if this happened in a Game 7 to the Rockets I would be saying the exact same thing I am saying right now. We don't need instant replay. The point of instant replay is to review something because the refs are not sure what happened. The refs saw the foul but just decided to swallow their whistle. There is no need for instant replay for foul calls.
oklahoma city thunder will be the most dangerous lower seeded team to play against come playoffs time; they could beat utah, pheonix, and possibly even denver and dallas in a seven game 1st round series; i just cannot see them beating kobe, bynum and gasol (lakers) in a series
They are so dangerous because from 2-8 all the teams are about the same record wise. That is why you can't see them beating the Lakers. Realistically any lower seed team has a good chance at beating the higher seeded team in the Western Conference.
First of all, it wasn't tied. A team was going to win, and the other, lose. But that isn't the point. It was an OBVIOUS foul. Seldom does Durant get blocked by a dude 4 inches shorter than him. Even more seldom does Durant shoot airballs. Plus, EVERY eye on the court was looking at Durant's hand when he released the ball.
If this were the Rockets in a game 7 and Brooks or Martin or whoever had last possession of the ball got fouled, not touched, but manhandled, and the refs didn't blow the whistle, I woulda flipped. I would be banned from this board with all the freaking cussing I would hurl at those god damn officials! We need some instant replay on these type of calls.
You just said it yourself EVERY EYE was looking at Durant's hand when he released the ball. So you basically just said admitted the refs saw the foul but didn't call it. So there is no need for instant replay. The NBA just need the refs to not swallow their whistle in that situation.
That's not the point. Some of you act like I said he wasn't fouled. I just said there is no need for instant replay on a foul call. The point of instant replay is to review a play that the refs are not sure about.
