Its games like this that make me not want to watch Celtics games anymore. Its just not fun to watch. I love the Celtics. I like CBS system. I like the unselfishness. I like how our young guys are developing. I like that CBS does not complain to the officials.
But its just not fun. Its not fun to see your team play really good basketball, and watch the refs muck up the game. I know we have an aggressive defense. I know our guys are young, and we can expect stupid fouls. I know we probably will foul more than the other team because of our youth and system.
But this game (and a couple others like it this season) was ridiculous. Multiple phantom calls that gave free throws to the Pacers. Multiple no-calls on our guys. Refusing to call moving screens as Smart and Brown try to get over them.
It was just ugly. It was lopsided. It wasn't a fairly officiated contest. We played better in almost every facet in quarters 1-3, but the refs bailed out the Pacers offense and kept them in the game. The refs put 3 Celtic starters and 2 subs in serious foul trouble in the 2nd and 3rd quarter, which changes how aggressive those players can be.
Its just becoming less fun to watch as these foul disparity becomes more frequent.
Great win leaves a good taste in my mouth, which means I'll probably keep watching, but this just makes it hard to watch.