When the WCF is over, some will say ppl overreacted to the way OKC played unethically and was nevertheless rewarded by the refs. Here's a thread for posterity #AdamSilverBasketball
I’ve played, coached, reffed & covered basketball for 30+ years. I’m also NOT a Spurs fan. What OKC has done — building half their strategy to manipulate the refs on every possession — is a disgrace to the game and awful to watch. This is Harden on steroids. Fans deserve better.
Maybe the single most egregiously officiated game I’ve ever seen…
Made this little compilation from last nights Thunder/Spurs game of all the calls that went OKC’s way courtesy of @Rate_the_Refs.
I’m still baffled. Each one is worse than the previous. What is the @NBA doing?
Active playoff players with the LOWEST net on/off rating during the playoffs (minimum 25 MPG):
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (-22.7)
— Max Strus (-14.2)
— Evan Mobley (-12.3)
😬😬😬
24 personal fouls called on the Lakers
17 personal fouls called on the Thunder
14 free throw attempts for the Lakers
24 free throw attempts for the Thunder
And that’s with the Thunder playing much more physical on defense…
I really don’t know how anyone can watch this dogshit product anymore, its just blatant rigging
“Anthony Edwards doesn’t give a s*** about selling calls. He’s there to go through you. I love that about him.”
@getnickwright says it’s refreshing to see a young star who isn’t foul-baiting every possession
"Watching him hit the deck in game to game and get foul calls is not a ton of fun... it's just automatic. Auto whistle."
@notthefakeSVP on his issues with the way SGA is officiated ⬇️
Best game of the season, at least 12 holy shit moments - Joker’s turnaround over Wemby in OT was bonkers. I’m never counting Denver out as a title team if Gordon is healthy, sorry.
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the first teammates in NBA history to put up 1500+ points and 500+ assists in the same season.
Murray (1787 PTS, 501 AST) reached the assist mark tonight to join Jokic (1647 PTS, 640 AST).