Cavaliers (1-3) at Celtics (3-1) Eastern Conference Semifinals Game #5 5/15/24

[jpotter33]

See, that is such BS. I watched Luka and several other players wave off the officials several times right to their faces, and no calls or Ts. Officials are just clearly incompetent and inconsistent.

If that's a T on Tatum, then Luka should be ejected every single game.

[BringToughnessBack]

Brothers bank accounts should be checked.

White defensive bulldog!

[scaryjerry]

Just getting out of work…why is this game close?

[celticinorlando]

Up 6 with the refs and the g league cavs at the half

Now come out with some energy

[liam]

Brothers sucks. Tatum waved his hand when he was clearly fouled. The NBA is sooooooooooooooooo inconsistent!

[BringToughnessBack]

TONY U  ARE A CUCK AND YOU SUCK

TONY IS A CUCK AND HE SUCKS

😂😂

[Atzar]

Great source of frustration for me seeing the rope that Draymond and Lebron and a few other guys get from the refs in terms of histrionics before they get T'd up.  Meanwhile a dismissive wave from Tatum is enough to do it.  Didn't even say anything.  Just waved.

Garbage.

[Silas]

Al woke up and is playing strong D and making 3s this game.  Forget the past.  3blocks helps.

[tenn_smoothie]

Tatum is such an idiot.

Horrible shot that happened to go in, then can't shut up and gets a tech.
Reminds me some of a young Paul Pierce before Garnett made him grow up and taught him how to win.
    (though Pierce never lacked for toughness the way Tatum does)

[hpantazo]

I like how we picked up the defense and overall intensity to close the half. More please.

[keevsnick]

On the one hand if you wave a hand towards the ref's you will get a T 100% of the time.

On the other hand he was 100% fouled on that shot. And the refs had some brutal officiating that half, so i get the frustration.

[tonydelk]

Great source of frustration for me seeing the rope that Draymond and Lebron and a few other guys get from the refs in terms of histrionics before they get T'd up.  Meanwhile a dismissive wave from Tatum is enough to do it.  Didn't even say anything.  Just waved.

Garbage.

That was half a wave. You can't tell me the NBA doesn't have an agenda.  Just zero calls for the Cs and its bad.

[liam]

Al woke up and is playing strong D and making 3s this game.  Forget the past.  3blocks helps.

He did wake up!

[hpantazo]

Al woke up and is playing strong D and making 3s this game.  Forget the past.  3blocks helps.

Best thing about the game so far tonight is that Al has gotten enough looks to shoot himself out of his 3 point slump.

[Yuckabuck33]

first ft’s all night for us and due to penalty

not driving emough to rim

There was plenty of drives but refs were letting Cavs hack on every drive. Jaylen was mugged on two drives in a row. 
This board kills me when posters think that the number of free throws actually represents anything on the court except as a barometer of who the refs think deserves some help.