Totally agree with you guys about the Cavs. If they are within 10 points in any game, the refs will bend over backwards to give them every chance to win. How about when Lebron knocked Chalmers out of bounds, but no foul? Or as was said earlier, Miami for some reason missed about 12 layups where there was significant contact, but no fouls were called.
Last time I mentioned this, one of the Cavs fans on here got his panties in a bunch, but it's still true. Despite Ray Allen playing horribly and the refs totally screwing us, we still beat the Cavs last year. That's how much better than them we were. In a legitimately officiated series, we would have won in 5, even without Ray playing well.
This year, I too am worried about that. Whether we're playing Cleveland or LA, you can bet your bottom dollar that we won't get a single call. We were good enough to overcome it last year, not sure if we are this year.
I still think that in a fairly officiated series, we're good enough (when healthy) to beat anyone. However, there's no way a series against Cleveland or LA will be fairly officiated, and I think the gap may have closed a bit between us and those two teams.