Miami = 21 fouls
Boston = 19 fouls
Miami = 16 of 23 from the line
Boston = 11 of 21 from the line
Miami = 50% overall just 20% from three
Boston = 39.5% overall and 28.6% from three
Miami = 48 rebounds, 13 offensive
Boston = 33 rebounds, 10 offensive
It is clear why Boston lost this game and it had nothing to do with officiating. This board needs to get over it and quit being whining crybabies, especially when it had absolutely nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Miami just dominated Boston on the boards and hit their shots. Boston did not. Period. End of discussion.
I find posts like this fairly irritating. Why do posters have to be called whining crybabies just because they do not share your opinion? Yours is not better than anyone else's.
No it is not clear that the officiating had nothing to do with the outcomes. So many things go into determining the outcomes of a game and yes the can officials influence that whether by the timing and type of fouls they call and who they call them on. Everyone one who watches the game can see that. Putting up fouls and FT attempts tells us little about the officiating last night and proves nothing. What is up for debate is how much it contributed to the loss and everyone's mileage will vary on that.
I do get exasperated by people who think "Period" and "End of discussion" are valid points. While I agree with those who feel that the ref blamers have misplaced angst and that this game is not a good example of a highly ref-influenced outcome, brute force is a poor way to discuss.
Yeah well you may be right, but after the plethora of posts about how the refs stole the game, the league is fixed, and I'm not watching any more I was a bit fed up, especially given the fairly equal nature of the fouls called and the foul shots awarded. Seems like a pretty poor game to use as your example of the refs affecting the outcome with all things considered.
I understand your frustration.
Man I just do not feel like working today, so here I go again with another post on CB
I also understand the frustration - it is annoying when people blame the refs instead of mentioning other faults (lousy FT shooting, some bad fouls, some questionable offensive decisions...). However, I will repeat my sentiments from other threads today.
The reffing in any game is not some set of numbers you can point to and say, "see, it was even!" There are many moments in a basketball game and each of them can be critical depending on the situation. Last night, what I saw (and I know many others did too) was a very strange syndrome where when the Celtics began to settle down and make some signs of a run, whistles blew. I also saw Lebron and Wade not get whistled once in the first half which is both logically doubtful and, from watching, clearly not because they didn't foul at all. They are both great defenders and are not going to be taking 3-4 fouls in the first half, but none? That was baloney.
In my opinion (which I should not have to say since this is a blog, but to be safe I will mention it) the refs clearly had either marching orders from on high to clamp down on Boston *or* they just decided among themselves to do it. Either way, there were some terribly obvious fouls committed by Miami that were completely ignored, but the same fouls by Boston got whistled. This is not tin-foil mentality - this is easily seen by watching a replay. This is also not confirmation bias, something I am very sensitive too and, I believe, responsible for the vast majority of "the refs hate us" claims.
I also want to repeat here before you misunderstand me: Boston was losing this game anyway. They did a great job in the 2nd quarter overcoming the issues from the 1st, the questionable fouls, etc.., That is the champions heart, refusing to collapse. But the Heat were too freed up in the 2nd half to play aggressive defense (sometimes excellent, sometimes with uncalled fouls) while the Celtics - who needed to play just that - could not. Once Boston was relegated to jump shots only, the game was over. The loss WAS NOT solely the fault of the refs, but the loss WAS contributed to by those same refs.
Just for the record:
1. Oswald acted alone.
2. There is no bigfoot
3. UFOs have not visited
4. There is no secret race of lizards really running things in the world.
5. Knocking on wood is useless unless it happens to be a door you want opened.
6. Superstition is a waste of brain power and energy.
7. No house anywhere has ever been haunted.
8. Angels do not live on my shoulder or anywhere else.
9. There is no face on Mars
10. The refs clearly helped the Miami Heat last night.
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