33-18 on fouls, a blatantly blown call when Wade hits Rondo in the face

[vinnie]

I am getting close to being done with this league. The officiating is a disgrace. How in the world can three guys miss Rajon Rondo getting whacked in the face by Wade when he drove to the hoop in overtime? I am so done with this league. I am puking in my mouth.

[celticinorlando]

Boston has no chance to advance. The refs are making sure. Pierce plays the same way as James and fouls out.....and James finishes the game with 2 fouls?

Rondo gets hit across the face...no call...James pulls rondo down and lands on him...rondo gets called.

NBA reffing is a joke

[ACF]

My money says the refs will be doing their best to keep us in this series in the next games. It's what Stern wants. Calling it right now.

[celticinorlando]

Five techs in game one....now this. The NBA is a fixed league.

[pp34isthe1]

1. Lebron pulls Rondo down, Rondo foul called 
2. Lebron put back in OT, clearly in the paint for more than 3 seconds 
3. Wade fouls Rondo on the head, no call from any refs. One ref was right next to it and undoubtably saw it.   
4 Wade karate kicks KG, KG foul, and 1.  Youd think a make up call atleast would sway that our way, it would have be celtics ball down 3

This must be fixed by the NBA I can not believe what my eyes watched tonight. Im literally sick.

[celticinorlando]

If wade or James had been hit across the head like that it would have been a flagrant one.

[KG_ended_Bias]

Ive been turned downed by everything regarding NBA fairness since the Duncan lottery. I do think its fixed to a large degree & games where the referees got a hand in it the outcome, the only way to prevent it is blow teams completely out the gym so you can't keep it close. I told all my friends early in the day that the Hornets would absolutely win the lottery & what happens? Hornets win! I knew Cleveland would get thrown a bone last year for losing Lebron. I knew Cleveland would get Lebron originally! I knew Chicago would somehow get D-Rose! Was those not enough signs? You couldnt actually think it was fate twice with the 2 biggest superstars going to their honetown teams did you?And I figured in the Duncan lottery when we possessed the 1st & 3rd best odds to get Timmy that the NBA wasn't going to feel bad for the winningnest organization in its sports history so they found a way to screw us twice. Its just the way of the NBA world now & we gotta deal with this tainted basketball. I love basketball so much that regardless of all the blackeyes I continue to watch my warriors even if I know they are fighting a battle they can't win.  

[vinnie]

I honestly wish I did not renew my season tickets. Next season is the last. Too much money to watch this farce of the league and the worst officiating in any of the pro sports.  ANY OF THEM.

[esel1000]

just gonna put it out there, ive watched wrestling matches less fixed than that game was

[ManUp]

I found the most amazing call to be Wade's power ranger jumpkick/layup/shot

[BballTim]

  Don't forget the goaltend on Rondo's early missed layup when LeBron hit the backboard before the ball hit the rim.

[vinnie]

I saw at least three times tonight when a Heat player knocked the ball out of bounds after they scored a basket. I did not see one delay of game call or one technical called on the Heat for doing this. Hmmmmm........

[gizmo010101]

I thought it was funny when the announcers were talking about how princess james never fouls out.  There was an awkward silence for a second or two like they wanted to say, "who dare's to foul out lebron?"  I think every player should be called the same way.  Why should steamer be called for fouls the lebron isn't?  Who cares how long you have been in the league.  They are playing the same game by the same rules.  I hate blaming officials because I think it is a cop out but it was so blatantly obvious tonight it makes me sick. 

By the same token, why doesn't PP get those calls?  It seems like he gets 4-5 fouls every game.  PP had 4+ fouls in 17/61 games this year to date. He averages 2.8 fpg in only 36:53 mpg for his career. Princess had 4+ fouls only 5 times out of 62 games played to date.  For his career he only averages 1.9 fpg in 39:53 mpg.

Don't get me wrong, Lebron is a great player but you have to wonder how much of that is due to the league catering to him during games.  I may have a party when he retires.       

[biggs]

 

Ive been turned downed by everything regarding NBA fairness since the Duncan lottery. I do think its fixed to a large degree & games where the referees got a hand in it the outcome, the only way to prevent it is blow teams completely out the gym so you can't keep it close. I told all my friends early in the day that the Hornets would absolutely win the lottery & what happens? Hornets win! I knew Cleveland would get thrown a bone last year for losing Lebron. I knew Cleveland would get Lebron originally! I knew Chicago would somehow get D-Rose! Was those not enough signs? You couldnt actually think it was fate twice with the 2 biggest superstars going to their honetown teams did you?And I figured in the Duncan lottery when we possessed the 1st & 3rd best odds to get Timmy that the NBA wasn't going to feel bad for the winningnest organization in its sports history so they found a way to screw us twice. Its just the way of the NBA world now & we gotta deal with this tainted basketball. I love basketball so much that regardless of all the blackeyes I continue to watch my warriors even if I know they are fighting a battle they can't win.  

And you'll never guess who won the lottery tonight! Ill give u one guess

[LooseCannon]

I honestly wish I did not renew my season tickets. Next season is the last. Too much money to watch this farce of the league and the worst officiating in any of the pro sports.  ANY OF THEM.

Do you sit close enough to the action to have a shot at running onto the court and punching a ref in the face?