I'm honestly really tired of hearing about that offensive foul on Melo, because Knicks fans and analysis sure as hell weren't complaining or whining when the same exact calls were going against the Celtics. Nothing was given to us, the Knicks had a ton of things going their way. The Celtics outplayed the Knicks when it mattered the most.
http://www.nba.com/playoffs/2011/eastseries3/index.html?g=1&t=bs#Q2 03:32 Garnett Foul : Offensive (1 PF) That offensive foul in the second quarter on garnett was exactly the same as what Melo was called for in the 4th quarter. If we are going to get such things called on us, Melo doing it in even more blatant fashion, should have it called on him as well.
That call on Garnett also directly led to a score for the Knicks on the other end, padding their advantage.
Don't even get me started on that bad illegal screen call made on Delonte, which took the ball from the Celtics, when Ray was wide open for a 3 pointer. Delonte didn't even get to set a screen at all, he had already ran past Delonte. Then there were a number of close range shot attempts where the celtics were clearly hit, and should have gone to stripe for two.
If you don't believe me that the call was exactly the same, go back and watch it. I know some of you guys have DVR. It was the same exact thing Melo was called for, so it's consistent. Melo's was far more blatant, however. And both Turiaf and Pierce did an acting job to sell it.Is Turiaf the only player allowed to sell a bit of contact? I think not. It's apart of the game, and the Celtics won. It's insulting when I see people claiming the game was handed to the Celtics. Not a [dang] thing was handed to them, they earned that win.