Lakers getting all the 50/50 calls

[Spicoli]

We cannot win a series being reffed like this. Every 50/50 call has gone their way for 3 games in a row now. I've never seen anything like it. Three games is a large enough sample size to know how this series is going to be officiated. We cannot be fighting the Lakers and the refs every single game. I feel sick.

[Spicoli]

Btw....i guess game 4 is Rondo's turn to have foul trouble. Game 5 i guess will be....Ray's turn again.

[misha]

That's why Phil whines so much.

[Spicoli]

That's why Phil whines so much.

Maybe his whining actually works? Maybe Doc should start whining too.

[hilltopchamps]

I agree with you 1000%. I like Dick Bavetta the most out of all the refs. It's not an accident that in most pivotal games in the playoffs that the league selects Bennet Salvatore to ref the Celtic games. Joey Crawford is another villain. But like I said before when the league wants The Celtics to lose some of these same refs keep showing up. That is not an accident.

[vinnie]

Not defending the refs, but the Lakers have had several players in foul trouble in this series -- Odom twice, Kobe, Fisher had 5 tonight, etc.

[BigBaby]

bad officiating all around. not biased IMO.

[Spicoli]

Not defending the refs, but the Lakers have had several players in foul trouble in this series -- Odom twice, Kobe, Fisher had 5 tonight, etc.

Their foul trouble is no different from our own. Refs are putting key players on both teams in foul trouble every single game, so it evens out i guess. The real problem is how all of our blocks are being called fouls, and how all of their blocks are being called clean. Rasheed CLEANLY blocks Gasol and it's a foul. On the other end, KG gets creamed by Bynum but it's called a clean block. It's insane. Ron Artest lowers his shoulder and runs over Rondo, no call. But on the other end, Ray gets tangled up with Fisher and it's called an offensive foul? These are the 50/50 calls that have been going the Lakers way for 3 straight games. I'm sick of it.

[Change]

Refs suck every game both ways. I thought tonight was better than previous games. This is more about Celtics not hitting shots, and running terrible half court sets. And also the two games they lost, Lakers out-rebounded them.

Note to Rondo: please stay aggressive.

[FreeGreen]

The last 5 minutes of the game was good tonight -- the rest was a joke.

The 5th foul on Pierce is a perfect example ... I told my friend "I bet Pierce gets nailed for #5 within the first 30 seconds of the 4th."  And BAM -- there it was ... really?  Where was that foul?

[Change]

The last 5 minutes of the game was good tonight -- the rest was a joke.

The 5th foul on Pierce is a perfect example ... I told my friend "I bet Pierce gets nailed for #5 within the first 30 seconds of the 4th."  And BAM -- there it was ... really?  Where was that foul?

that 5th foul was joke. Pierce also was his own worse enemy. He got caught reaching in with 3fouls. He picks up the foul and sit majority of the 3rd quarter. Team played well despite it and cut the lead to 6 after 3rd quarter. Still it doesn't excuse his lack of awareness of his situation. Don't you think a player his caliber with 3fouls knows the situation & his importance to the team.

[LB3533]

Refs are consistently terrible for both sides.

It doesn't make it right.

It doesn't mean we shouldn't complain.

It is hurting their product and hurting the flow of the game.

But you have to get the job done in spite of the horrible reffing.

Do your job and maybe stop Derek Fisher once or twice in the 4th quarter.

Do your job and make an open shot or layup maybe?

Do your job and make free throws? If you complain about calls and then get them and miss...well then it's on you. 67% from the FT line is weak sauce especially when you complain and then fail at it.