Here's the thing, though....
NBA officials "ARE" among the best in the game....when they "WANT" to be..
As long as the game was close it should've been apparent to us that the calls were going to go AGAINST BOS...and they did.
Any time the analysts commenting on the game can see things the refs can't see then you know something is up.
Fans aren't dumb.
The only solace we can take away from the game is that we are DEFINITELY among the elite in the game - with our roster AS IS....
After blowing LAL out in BOS - with their FULL roster and OUR full roster...we take the LAL to the last minute IN LA.....without our All-Star starting PG......but they had the stripes on their side....
That was plain to see, to me at least. And I complain about the officiating VERY LITTLE on here.
Here you go, NBA - fine ME.