The 2014 Playoffs thread

[Fafnir]

Officials saw they missed the Barnes foul and just gave it to the OKC instead of doing what they're supposed to do.

Yep. Jackson was fouled, but the ball was off him, so L.A. should have gotten it.

I think all of this is hilarious. The amount of stupidity...

So it's more awful officiating than the game being rigged?

Yup.

I also didn't see a foul on the Westbrook 3.

[Eddie20]

LAC got hosed...


Paul was fouled
Ball was off Jackson
Paul didn't foul Westbrook

Yup, absolutely awful officiating.

Officials saw they missed the Barnes foul and just gave it to the OKC instead of doing what they're supposed to do.

I'm sure the Clippers will really appreciate when the NBA says "oops" tomorrow about it.

The Westbrook foul is the one that bothers me the most. Let the players decide the game on the court, not at the line. And why bail out a player out (Westbrook) on such an awful shot selection? Especially when there was not much, if any contact.

[Fafnir]

Officials saw they missed the Barnes foul and just gave it to the OKC instead of doing what they're supposed to do.

They probably should have called a foul there, but they didn't.  They can't just ignore video evidence of what they are supposed to reviewing because of that. 

That was really inept.

They just did though.

[Vox_Populi]

Officials saw they missed the Barnes foul and just gave it to the OKC instead of doing what they're supposed to do.

Yep. Jackson was fouled, but the ball was off him, so L.A. should have gotten it.

I think all of this is hilarious. The amount of stupidity...

So it's more awful officiating than the game being rigged?

Yeah. The referees are human too. They probably tried to compensate for the Jackson call.

But I do think the Westbrook strip on Paul was clean. But the 3-point call was awful.

[Rondo9]

Officials saw they missed the Barnes foul and just gave it to the OKC instead of doing what they're supposed to do.

Yep. Jackson was fouled, but the ball was off him, so L.A. should have gotten it.

I think all of this is hilarious. The amount of stupidity...

So it's more awful officiating than the game being rigged?

Yup.

I also didn't see a foul on the Westbrook 3.

I did feel that Paul tapped Westbrook on the elbow though.....

[Ogaju]

the referees jobbed LA Clippers..

[Rondo9]

Doc is ANGRY!!!! He wants to remove the instant replay and I agree!

[Celtics18]

LAC got hosed...


Paul was fouled
Ball was off Jackson
Paul didn't foul Westbrook

Yup, absolutely awful officiating.

Officials saw they missed the Barnes foul and just gave it to the OKC instead of doing what they're supposed to do.

I'm sure the Clippers will really appreciate when the NBA says "oops" tomorrow about it.

The Westbrook foul is the one that bothers me the most. Let the players decide the game on the court, not at the line. And why bail out a player out (Westbrook) on such an awful shot selection? Especially when there was not much, if any contact.

That one bothered me too.  But, it was actually the right call.  Paul fouled him.  He shouldn't have. It was a terrible shot.  But he fouled him.

[Ogaju]

love Shaq but if he does not get better he is going to lose this gig.

[sed522002]

Taking the "foul" away, that 3 by Westbrook at the end was the DUMBEST shot he could have ever taken and he was lucky it was called. That's the one thing about him, he makes very rash and questionable decisions when he's in a pressure situation.

[celticslove]

Probably the worst-called NBA game I watched in my life

i agree worst called nba game, same bs level with the 2001 kings-lakers series.

[SparzWizard]

Well, are we glad that this was the Clippers and not the Celtics...my fellow Celtics family?

Even though I wanted the Clips to win.

[Fafnir]

Don't blame Doc for his rant. That exact situation has happened probably a dozen of times in the playoffs, first time the Refs just ignored the replay to give the ball to the team that got "fouled" but it wasn't called.

I mean in game 7 of 2010 Rondo fouled Odom and we got the ball to keep the C's chances alive in that exact same circumstance.

[sed522002]

love Shaq but if he does not get better he is going to lose this gig.

What, you don't like analysis that involve "barbecued chicken"...lol

[Ogaju]

In a game of dumb plays Jackson's last play may have been the dumbest. He had two open players to pass to and he tried to play hero ball. He is lucky the refs bailed him out.