Game 80 | Cavs (51 - 28) @ ATL Hawks (41 - 38) | April 9th, 2017 | 3:30pm EST

[Tornicade]

Lebron said that when kyrie got the ball in the corner . he called a timeout and the ref told him they couldn't calla timeout without knowing who had possession....

 

[bboy]

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Nothing to see here...just 2 guys out of bounds fouling and tying up Kyrie...

 

[Los216]

Refs take no blame if you blow that big of a lead.


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Ok then who's to blame for this? Two players standing out of bounds awarded a jump ball that led to a game tying shot to send the game to OT.

View: https://twitter.com/SBNationNBA/status/851194561754005504


You know two things can be true here. The Cavs can play horrible defense make a bunch of stupid mistakes and still be in position to win a game. That's the luxury of having great players. You're always in it. But this shit right here is indefensible. Look at this fucking picture and tell me how you can bitch about the Cavs play (not say anything about The Hawks play that got them down 26 points) and not say a damn thing about these refs. Anyone ignoring this should get off their high horse and stop pumping their chest every time we lose a game. If you are a real fan of this team this picture alone should piss you off more than the play of the team. It's utter bullshit how the ref is staring right at them and still awarded them the ball. What's worse is how everyone can clearly see this picture yet spend more energy bitching about defense, rotations, players attitudes, etc ..when the only thing that matters is a fucking win.

WINNING IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS. WE WERE CLEARLY PUT AT A DISADVANTAGE WITH THESE REFEREES.

 

[Tlyons]

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Millsap was so far out of bounds he was stepping on the Thunder's score with under 2 min remaining in the half.

 

[Tornicade]

Ok then who's to blame for this? Two players standing out of bounds awarded a jump ball that led to a game tying shot to send the game to OT.

View: https://twitter.com/SBNationNBA/status/851194561754005504


You know two things can be true here. The Cavs can play horrible defense make a bunch of stupid mistakes and still be in position to win a game. That's the luxury of having great players. You're always in it. But this shit right here is indefensible. Look at this fucking picture and tell me how you can bitch about the Cavs play (not say anything about The Hawks play that got them down 26 points) and not say a damn thing about these refs. Anyone ignoring this should get off their high horse and stop pumping their chest every time we lose a game. If you are a real fan of this team this picture alone should piss you off more than the play of the team. It's utter bullshit how the ref is staring right at them and still awarded them the ball. What's worse is how everyone can clearly see this picture yet spend more energy bitching about defense, rotations, players attitudes, etc ..when the only thing that matters is a fucking win.

WINNING IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS. WE WERE CLEARLY PUT AT A DISADVANTAGE WITH THESE REFEREES.

LeBron had requsted a timeout twice and the ref refused to call it.

 

[blank964]

Weirdest post championship season ever.


Ever

I think Houston was a sixth seed after they won the championship and were somehow able to repeat. This team feels like the Kobe/Gasol Lakers who were clearly the best team in the West at the time but had to go to seven games to beat a team like Houston without T-Mac and Yao. At this rate I'm just preparing for any outcome in the playoffs except us actually winning again.

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[Tlyons]

I stopped watching after the third because I had shit to do.

Is it bad that I was thinking "watch these mothafuckas blow this shit"?

And they did.

Everyone has a right to be pissed.

I'm saving it for the postseason. If these guys continue the BS in the playoffs I'm going in.

 

[Rich]

Ok then who's to blame for this? Two players standing out of bounds awarded a jump ball that led to a game tying shot to send the game to OT.

View: https://twitter.com/SBNationNBA/status/851194561754005504


You know two things can be true here. The Cavs can play horrible defense make a bunch of stupid mistakes and still be in position to win a game. That's the luxury of having great players. You're always in it. But this shit right here is indefensible. Look at this fucking picture and tell me how you can bitch about the Cavs play (not say anything about The Hawks play that got them down 26 points) and not say a damn thing about these refs. Anyone ignoring this should get off their high horse and stop pumping their chest every time we lose a game. If you are a real fan of this team this picture alone should piss you off more than the play of the team. It's utter bullshit how the ref is staring right at them and still awarded them the ball. What's worse is how everyone can clearly see this picture yet spend more energy bitching about defense, rotations, players attitudes, etc ..when the only thing that matters is a fucking win.

WINNING IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS. WE WERE CLEARLY PUT AT A DISADVANTAGE WITH THESE REFEREES.

Winning is the only thing that matters? In the regular season?

No. That's the opposite of what is true.

 

[Jscc]

This team feels like the Kobe/Gasol Lakers who were clearly the best team in the West at the time but had to go to seven games to beat a team like Houston without T-Mac and Yao.

The sequence is similar too. In Gasol's first season with LA they went to the finals and lost in 6 games. Cleveland + LeBron did the same. In Gasol's second season, LA went to the finals and won the ship. Cleveland did the same.

 

[Los216]

Winning is the only thing that matters? In the regular season?

No. That's the opposite of what is true.

Winning a game period. We weren't resting players. We were playing to win this game. This was the final possession of regulation and the officials clearly blew it. Out of bounds. Cavs ball. No jump ball. No Hawks shot as time expires. A Cavs win. Not a Cavs loss. So yes winning is the only thing that matters. It's the only thing in sports that trumps all. That's why we play. To win. Everything else is extra and means less when you don't win.

 

[amurderofcrows]

The 5th foul on LBJ was even worse. (3 FTs)

 

[SmudgeHog]

Does the league still issue those "last two minute reports" where they admit all the blown calls at the end?

I'd be very curious to see what it said about the tie up for the jump ball, among other things

 

[The Oi]

Refs take no blame if you blow that big of a lead.


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Didn't watch the game and I see you taking a lot of neg rep for it.

I agree 100% unless there's something I don't know. Up 20+ in the 4th you don't put yourself in a situation to let the refs make bad calls.

 

[Jscc]

Can we get an GIF of that conversation where it looked like Kyrie was essentially yelling at a clueless nodding Lue?

 

[Crosby_Cavs]

How the fuck we lost. I went to sleep in the 4th q, and now Im looking at box score and can't believe. This fucking team...