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23LeBronJames23
04-07-2010, 05:32 PM
NEW YORK, April 7, 2010 – Joel Litvin, NBA President, League and Basketball Operations, issued the following statement regarding the final seconds of the Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz game last night at EnergySolutions Arena:

"On the final play of last night’s Oklahoma City-Utah game, the officials missed a foul committed by the Jazz’s C.J. Miles on the Thunder’s Kevin Durant during a three-point shot attempt.”

Video of the play can be seen here (http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2010/04/07/20100407_durant_3.nba)

http://www.nba.com/official/nba_statement_oklahoma_city_utah_game.html#?ls=ire f:nbahpt1
pauls931
04-07-2010, 06:00 PM
That's nice, doesn't fix that the missed call currently effects the playoff seatings of multiple teams...
oh crap
04-07-2010, 06:27 PM
i think you mean seedings
boutons_deux
04-07-2010, 06:29 PM
My respects to the NBA for admitting their refs suck.

Coaches should be able to challenge such game-deciding calls.
The Cougar
04-07-2010, 06:30 PM
Utah's gonna get jobbed soon
crc21209
04-07-2010, 06:31 PM
Hey at least it wasnt in a post-season game, so it wasnt THAT bad.
oh crap
04-07-2010, 06:33 PM
are you kidding me? with only a couple regular season games remaining and the separation between teams in the west, any loss at this point is a big deal. especially ones with such blatantly obvious no calls.
baseline bum
04-07-2010, 06:43 PM
Yeah, imagine if it had been in the conference finals.
KidCongo
04-07-2010, 06:55 PM
Yeah, imagine if it had been in the conference finals.

Yeah, imagine if it had been in the NBA finals.
lefty
04-07-2010, 06:57 PM
Yeah imagine if it had been in the ASG
Crookshanks
04-07-2010, 07:03 PM
Things like this do nothing to improve the image of NBA refs. Oops, my bad - so sorry about that OKC...
Jacob1983
04-08-2010, 01:38 AM
The NBA needs more replay or the NBA needs to give teams a challenge or two in every game. I know this isn't football but if teams could challenge calls then shit like this might not happen. Stern would never do that because it would make his refs look weak and imperfect. Stern cares more about his refs than the integrity of the game.
BRHornet45
04-08-2010, 01:48 AM
sons what was the spread on this game?
pauls931
04-08-2010, 06:56 AM
The NBA needs more replay or the NBA needs to give teams a challenge or two in every game. I know this isn't football but if teams could challenge calls then shit like this might not happen. Stern would never do that because it would make his refs look weak and imperfect. Stern cares more about his refs than the integrity of the game.

Two things.

1. Slows down game.
2. NBA 82 games, NFL ~16.
MI21
04-08-2010, 07:16 AM
Yeah, imagine if it had been in the conference finals.

:(
ElNono
04-08-2010, 07:56 AM
Yeah, imagine if it had been in the conference finals.

:lol

:depressed
DJB
04-08-2010, 11:12 AM
Yeah, imagine if it had been in the conference finals.


:bang
baseline bum
04-08-2010, 11:24 AM
Yeah, imagine if it had been in the NBA finals.

True. That foul in game 3 was obvious. That's the one and only time I have ever seen Bruce Bowen make a boneheaded defensive play at the end of a game.
fevertrees
04-08-2010, 11:30 AM
This type of nonsense doesn't happy in the WNBA =)
mavsfan1000
04-08-2010, 12:00 PM
The players and coaches as a whole should decide who should be the refs in the playoffs. Everyone gets a vote.