How did you feel about the officating? (game 2)

[CelticG1]

If you didn't think the officiating was a problem than you must think that KG and the rest of the Celtics commiting tons of fouls was a problem.

We were taking KG out and Green anytime we were tryig to establish a rhythm.

When you talk about sucking in the second half and ignore that KG was sent to the benvh for the majority of it as Green was than you just are having trouble realizing why we sucked. Cause they had to go to the bench constantly

[StartOrien]

I thought they were painfully chippy on both sides for the most of the game, in the end it probably affected us more.

BUT we scored 24 points in a half. You have to get to 30 to be able to complain about officials.

[Loose Cannon]

Didn't have any impact on the game. When you shoot 19% in a half of any basketball game, you have no one to blame when you lose.

[Loose Cannon]

I love these jokers who are too cool to admit officials effect games.

Refs were horrible tonight, cost us an easy 10pts in no calls and foul trouble.  Major impact on the outcome, no way around it.

See, refs create momentum, and then players capitalize on it.   Tonight NY clearly were allowed to play a more aggressive brand of D..   So many plays where we attacked paint, got hacked, missed and no call.   Many of those same plays turn into NY fast breaks.  Each time that happens, it's a 4pt swing.   

This added up tonight, so spare me referee high road nonsense.   Every single call --just like every single possession-- matters to the final outcome.   Stop letting inept refs off the hook

  So we'd lose by 5 instead of 15? Either way we're down 2-0.

[CelticConcourse]

I totally agree with D Dub

[kgainez]

i thought the whistle was tight, but we can't make excuses.

also not sure we can just go out there and be like 'our gameplan is to get the ball to KG'
well then duh...let's get him in foul trouble.

esp if the game is rigged.

[celtsfan84]

If you didn't think the officiating was a problem than you must think that KG and the rest of the Celtics commiting tons of fouls was a problem.

We were taking KG out and Green anytime we were tryig to establish a rhythm.

When you talk about sucking in the second half and ignore that KG was sent to the benvh for the majority of it as Green was than you just are having trouble realizing why we sucked. Cause they had to go to the bench constantly

I guess we're going to ignore the fact that the Knicks were already on a 10-2 run before Garnett went to the bench in the 3rd.  Is failing to score in 4 minutes (with KG and Green in the lineup), your idea of establishing rhythm?

I understand placing the blame on someone else is easier than accepting that our favorite team played worse than the Knicks last night, but facts are facts.

Whining about the officiating in a game where the Celtics shot the worst percentage in a half in 15 years (19%) is the weakest excuse possible, IMO.  If the Celtics are going to crumple into the worst team in 15 years because of a few bad calls, they deserve to lose the series anyway.

Please explain the 10-2 run to open the 3rd with KG and Green in the game.  Or Green's 3-11 night.  I mean, really, of all games to whine about officiating.

I'm beginning to wonder if every Celtics loss in history was due to poor officiating.

It might be time to just be an adult, accept the loss, and move on to the next game, which, if the Celtics lose, will be because the NBA is fixed and the officiating is poor and blah, blah, blah.  At least use the injury excuse (it is perfectly plausible to think we beat the Knicks with Rondo).  The injury excuse carries some weight.  The officiating excuse carries none.

[Celtics4ever]

I'm beginning to wonder if every Celtics loss in history was due to poor officiating.

We absolutely player horrible but to pretend the officiating is non-biased or equally for both teams is a joke. Do you believe in the Easter Bunny too?

How do you explain them getting the calls and the same thing happens to us and no call?

I do think we played badly, I also think the refs were bad.

[mgent]

While like Saturday, I thought they did a great job of letting the contact go and letting the teams play in the first half, once again they completely changed the game in the second.  Guys are going to the line for the exact same plays that are going uncalled on the other side.

If Melo, JR Smith, and Kenyon Martin are allowed to get away with that much contact I can't wait until we play LeBron, Wade, and Bosh.

[celticslove]

While like Saturday, I thought they did a great job of letting the contact go and letting the teams play in the first half, once again they completely changed the game in the second.  Guys are going to the line for the exact same plays that are going uncalled on the other side.

If Melo, JR Smith, and Kenyon Martin are allowed to get away with that much contact I can't wait until we play LeBron, Wade, and Bosh.

don't worry with this team we won't. we'll have to wait for the regular season to see.

[celtsfan84]

I'm beginning to wonder if every Celtics loss in history was due to poor officiating.

We absolutely player horrible but to pretend the officiating is non-biased or equally for both teams is a joke. Do you believe in the Easter Bunny too?

How do you explain them getting the calls and the same thing happens to us and no call?

I do think we played badly, I also think the refs were bad.

If the Easter Bunny can shoot better than 19% from the field, then I'd be glad to believe.

I'd say what you imagine happened last night meant little to the final outcome.  I will reiterate that the Celtics had the worst shooting performance in 15 years.  Do you think this was the worst officiated game in 15 years?  Other teams have dealt with worse than last night and shot better than 19%.  If those are your standards for Celtics basketball, I pity you.  The series is Knicks 2-0, like it should be.  We hopefully have five more chances to win some games.  Hope for the future instead of complaining about the past.

[Q_FBE]

I have no problems with the officiating. I have a big problem with this Celtics team.

[sed522002]

In the end the officiating was kinda even BOS-20, NYK– 17 and FTA’s (BOS –18, NYK –22).

NYK did think were on Broadway though with all that flopping

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_AHAvFhRw8&feature=player_embedded#!

[CelticG1]

Doc complaining viciously about officiating. Shocker 

Kg played 24 minutes. I don't think he's ever played so little because of foul trouble ever.

Hey if officiating can never affect a game than you guys are better than me.

Unfortunately I think a lot of games are affected by terrible officiating. You can always say "well they didn't play well too" or something like that but you, like Stern, like the media are still trying to pretend that it is not a serious problem in the game

[celts55]

My problem with Refs is really the same as always. They ruin the flow of the game with silly ticky tack fouls.
I seemed like the first 10-15 times up and down the court they called something. I mean let them play basketball. I don't turn on the games to watch the refs calls foul after foul. A guy touches someone at half court and thet blow. It's awful to watch.

Now if your question is did the refs have anything to do with Celtics losing, I'd have to say NO. I would have to blame no point guard, no rebounding, and a very much better NY bench for that.