Eegads I hate that, I'm no Lakers fan, but is it too much to ask for a straight up called game? To me, the best NBA games happen when the Refs swallow the whistle and let them play.
Which is why I'm a casual NBA fan, the game could be so much better but it never will be so I just enjoy the spectacle.
OMG... here comes the refs again! Commentators calling them out now. Gasol's ***** *** falls, Sheed nowhere near him, FOUL.
I logged on just to say I hate Gasol. I have no respect for someone who has to go out of his way to act like he's been fouled.
Glad everyone in here can agree on something. Someone needs to flagrant-2 his ***. Justifiable it is.
RELAX. Sheed pull the chair out from under him. It wasnt a foul and was a bad call but he was expecting to have contact with Sheed. Sheed wasnt there and he fell. Seriously you Lakers haters are funny sometime.
I was pointing out the play on Sheed's 3rd foul.Where he poked the ball out and Gasol throws his arms up and gets the call.
LOL. He Fell. It was a bad call and sheed did a great play stepping away for him to fall. That all it was.
That is coming after this one. Games 5 and beyond will be called square. it is tradition. LOL. In this one..my crystal ball says that the refs will carry the C's for a quarter and they will find some offense to win this game. Truth be told...it is clear who the best team is so far in this series...and it is not close. (The Lakers) Somehow, KG forgot how to rebound. What is with this tipping the ball up twice crap? GRAB the ball moron. Ray Allen is still in a slump...but Doc has been brilliant with his P&R on Artest. Ron Artest looks like he has concrete in his shoes.
Celts are clanking shots all night long, it is the same as Game #3, in the hole, rolls out, amazing really. Sheed is missing so badly you can hear the "clank!"
WOW. That is one terrible call. How can you even contemplate calling 3 seconds on KG when they just crossed the timeline ONE second before you blow your whistle. UH..if you want to call 3 seconds...wait another 2 seconds there chief. We do have a 24 second clock that we are looking at, just like you...and mine is in HD..I am positive that the clock read 20 when you blew your whistle.
BTW, I am hardly a "pretty" basketball snob. I loved the Knicks / Heat thugball series of the 90's. But this is plain old **** basketball. neither team knows how to defend the post. They have sloppy screens. They have no semblance of any offense that is discernible. It is all ISO, or High P&R after High P&R and nobody cuts to the basket. and Of course..nobody can hit UNCONTESTED jumpers. Oh goodie..a 24 second clock violation. Nice Job Lamar/Kobe.
One other thing..... NO TEAM in professional sports. NO TEAM. has a better atmosphere at home than the Boston Celtics. The Redskins at Home are a close second and the St. Louis Cardinals are third.
You can have a pretty basketball game as well as a physical one, MJ still made shots in the gorilla ball era, but the NBA has decided to become wussified. Too many ballerinas in the NBA.
Have to start wondering at what point does someone put their foot down and asks what the hell is going on with these calls. Boston is playing like ****, no doubt about it, but they've had at least four/five fouls called on them that were absolute bull.
Yeah..US sports. The Liverpool atmosphere is insane.....and the Newcastle United people in the EPL are great as well. But in the US..that is the list.
Hell yeah. Ever seen so many missed shots five feet or less from the basket? I sure as hell haven't but I didn't watch the Nets this past season either. Agreed.
Oh and I had to add one thing; I ****ing hate Pau Gasol. What a *****. Excuse the language but he's like the Jets of the NBA for me.
If the Celtics shoot their average 45%..they are up 15 in this game. They are shooting 39% and are down 2. Against the lakers. Gotta love where you are at if you are a Celtics fan.