Might be the most rigged game I've ever seen.

[CLEtoNYC]

It won't be enough to make up for what happened tonight but I want to see this entire crew downgraded and removed from the rest of this series.

 

[gourimoko]

 

[bleachkit]

That's right... and both were closer to the play. Tony Brothers was on the other end of the floor, nowhere near the action.

Tony Brothers is one of the worst in the NBA. Why is he officiating the finals.

 

[dark2332]

Ken Mauer called the charge on the floor.. it was Brothers that demanded the replay. But I suppose Mauer could have declined to change his call and yet didn't?

Yeah but Mauer is notorious for being biased against LeBron.

He made the call on the floor as a charge. I think Malloy called block. Brothers insisted on the review.

They all had a stake in it.

But simply, in an NBA Finals with 30 seconds left, as soon as you see his feet aren’t in the restricted area, that should have been enough.

 

[Steelheader316]

Thing is .. he's ALLOWED to be in motion to protect himself from the contact.. he was in front of Durant before he took off, and he's outside the restricted area.

So there was no reason for the replay, and the replay showed he was outside of the restricted area. Being in motion does not preclude being in legal defensive position as the ESPN ref made clear. He was in legal position.

As I see it, Tony Brothers requested the replay and argued James was "in motion" and thus, it was a blocking foul overruling the two other refs on the floor.

Tony Brothers hates Lebron. If you watched Heat playoff games, it was clear then too. He's the worst.

 

[gourimoko]

 

[Triple-S]

Golden State just got carried in back to back games by the league/refs.

Why? What is so appealing about them? Just let them fucking win games on their own

They are a Disney team.

And not the cool Disney of you know, Tailspin, The Lion King, and Space Mountain.

The lame ass one of like..Hannah Montana and all these really bad kid sitcoms with shitty music.

Here I'll let this shitty ESPN promo nail it down:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L_ID5JUDN4


Curry is probably viewed as "less threatening" than a guy like LeBron James to idiot ad execs to pitch to little kids. He's a "dream" of an NBA player.

That's why they want him to be the next Jordan. So Gen. Z. can buy his shitty sneakers.

 

[gourimoko]

Yeah but Mauer is notorious for being biased against LeBron.

He made the call on the floor as a charge. I think Malloy called block. Brothers insisted on the review.

They all had a stake in it.

But simply, in an NBA Finals with 30 seconds left, as soon as you see his feet aren’t in the restricted area, that should have been enough.

Two refs called it a charge, so I believe Malloy was the second one that called it a charge. Brothers asked for the review. Mauer agreed to reverse the call, which is probably why they're saying he was chiefly responsible.

 

[Tornicade]

Anyway, this was deflating.

No idea how Lue gathers them up for Game-2 though! Sigh!

"we got robbed you gonna let them rob you again"

Cavs were told all year they didn't have a prayer against Golden State. now its their chance to prove their selves.

I don't think they will have any problems getting motivated and Cavs will need to be mentally strong anyways as they are playing against a team where no lead is safe

 

[MediumBaller]

Maybe this is what it takes for the other stars in the league to get pissed and join lebron. Everyone was watching. They all saw what we saw, and they know it'll happen to them too. Joining forces with the King is the only way to take them down.

 

[Steelheader316]

4 Hall of Famers in their primes and they can't beat the CP3-less Rockets or the LeBronaliers without the refs fixing the fucking game.

This league is a complete & utter disgrace.

Manufactured a dynasty of cunts. What a league.

Garbage. G A R B A G E

My favorite thing I've read on the internet tonight. The C-bomb was the finishing touch

 

[Cratylus]

"A lot of mistakes were made but Adam Silver should fire those three officials and rescind the Warriors win in Game 1 and give the win to the Cavs because THEY WON THAT GAME. #CavsVsWarriors #nbafinals2018

Hey, Bosh... I fixed that for you.

 

[dark2332]

Bring both teams back out tomorrow.

4.6 seconds left, George Hill with one more free throw.

But no, that never happens. We’d rather live with no integrity.

 

[dark2332]

Two refs called it a charge, so I believe Malloy was the second one that called it a charge. Brothers asked for the review. Mauer agreed to reverse the call, which is probably why they're saying he was chiefly responsible.

Brothers was in the back court. The one area where you can’t see.... yet he asks for the review.

 

[Futuredome]

Green lane violation worse than Lebrons block mess.