Phew... Tough one to swallow. Really tough.
My feelings are really mixed but I tend to go with the "****ed and disgrunted" attitude. Seriously, this game was one of the most competitive and fun played by the C's all year, made shot after made shot for both teams, runs, competition, impressive plays, young vs old, etc. And of course the refs had to ruin it with their bogus calls.
I thought we were due for some "ref payback" in the 2nd half when I saw the calls the Thunder got in the first but we didn't, except for a short time in the 4th. Give credit to the Thunder because they hang on, had a great game, never lost focus, and Durant is a freakin' monster (he really impressed me), but still, the refs spoiled this one. I mean, the calls Durant was getting were ridiculous, especially the 3 free throws he got on Ray's foul when he was not shooting at all, or when he got 2 freebies when Paul stripped him cleanly for the steal. There were a lot of other plays like that but I don't have them all in mind.
Outscoring your opponent 51-40 in the paint and yet they shoot 34 FT to your 17? Come on, who are the refs kidding? Plus, Sheed had a great game (he only missed his last shot, a crucial one) and Ray, Paul, Kevin and Rajon were all in double figures and having good to great games.
Atlanta won against the Lakers and now we're one game behind them for the 3rd spot... this is definitely a terrible loss, and it sucks that it happened mostly because of the officials. I would have been fine with the loss - well, not really, but would have accepted it more -, if OKC won it without some extra help. You can argue they did in a way with the two 3's Jeff Green hit in the end but still, the game wouldn't have been that close had the refs done a proper job...
Gotta bounce back quickly but the schedule doesn't get any easier.
Topic: Oklahoma City (44-28**) at Boston (47-26) March 31, 2010 (Read 96829 times)