Even though it’s technically at my expense, I love that this has become a meme on Detroit sports Twitter.
It’s kind of a perfect song to describe our fandoms.
Detroit played their way out of a conference finals appearance for sure…
But there’s no reason why the free throw differential should be this much in a playoff series
I watched some of the best 15-17 year old 🏀 players in the country this weekend hammer the shit out of each other on drives to the basket AND stay on their feet. Yet #NBA refs falling for this PHANTOM FOUL/flopping nonsense on the regular.
Team totals at 3-3
Points
DET 658
CLE 637
Rebounds
DET 245
CLE 227
Assists
DET 143
CLE 128
Steals
DET 62
CLE 43
Blocks
DET 31
CLE 38
Turnovers
DET 94
CLE 98
Fouls
DET 140
CLE 107
FTs
DET 100/128
CLE 138/173
AFC North titles since 1990:
Tennessee Titans: 3
Jacksonville Jaguars: 2
Cleveland Browns: 0
(The Titans and Jaguars left the division 26 years ago in 2000)
#Pistons 100% deserve their blame for blowing a 9 point lead late. But using that as an excuse to dismiss bad officiating tells me everything I need to know about you.
These two clips are from the same game.
The first clip shows a normal James Harden three point shot.
The second clip shows the foul he drew on Tobias Harris.
See if you can notice any difference on what Harden does with his feet.