according to ESPN refs call the games in our favor at ATT Center

[hater]

:lmao that is the reason ESPN gives for our home record of 35-6

:lmao howcome they never say this about Miami Heat home record :lol

Lakers complaining about refs in a series vs. Spurs :lmao

"So, we change [the] ball side-to-side on the floor, and that's it. It creates a couple actions where we can create some movement, the defense is not fighting from behind so much and then all of the sudden, boom. Post-up. Boom. Right there. Boom. And 1. So, that's what we're trying to do -- create some flow and move their defense before we put the ball in the post."

Gasol's "fighting from behind" comment about the Spurs' defenders was a thinly veiled shot at the referees, echoed by D'Antoni, who both felt as if San Antonio players were reaching through and around the Lakers' players' bodies to get deflections that led to their 12 steals.

"Part of it is to be expected with the Spurs playing at home, where they were 35-6 during the regular season at AT&T Center with the referees allowing them to set the tone for how much contact is going to be accepted. "

[Wildcat67]

Do they provide any facts to support this assertion?

[hater]

I guess it seems an accepted fact that our record shows our referee preference at home.

oh and the last game at ATT when our defense was allowed to strip their bigmen. I guess stripping lakers bigmen should not be allowed by the refs

[benstanfield]

Makes sense that a relatively evenly called game would seem unfair to the team that Stern personally escorted into the postseason. What it seems they fail to understand is that this has EVERYTHING to do with D12's shortcomings as an offensive player. He has absolutely no hands, and can be easily stripped whenever he brings the ball anywhere near his defender or a help defender.

The ironic part is that the Lakers also fail to realize that being gifted calls early in quarters doesn't really work to their advantage if we can just have Baynes foul Dwight every possession after team foul number 4. You could actually say that the refs are doing the Lakers a favor by guaranteeing them possessions where they would otherwise get o or 1 points off FTs.

[cd98]

Don't the refs know that the Laker bigs are supposed to get clean entry passes in good post position.

[elec99]

ESPN's attempt to lobby the league for more calls. It's dangerous when a body is supposed to be impartial but actually has a leaning towards a particular team.

[Brunodf]

:cryPoor Lakers, they are the victims!:cry

[UZER]

This is par for the course. I've said it a hundred times...officiating is never discussed by the media unless it against the Lakers favor. When the Lakers get screwed on a call or a few calls a game, talking heads immediately bring it up the next morning and run the ESPN highlights to death. When it is in they're favor, the just shoe the highlights like no big deal.

only super blatant calls that can't be ignored are forced to he mentioned like wcf 2002, or recently the Rubio no call. And even that one wasn't a big deal. This in ESPN doing what they can to help LA.

[TDfan2007]

:lol I watched this game live, and the number of blown calls in LA's favor was absolutely ridiculous. Spurs got a few missed calls here and there, but by and large the calls went in LA's favor.

[hater]

:lol I watched this game live, and the number of blown calls in LA's favor was absolutely ridiculous. Spurs got a few missed calls here and there, but by and large the calls went in LA's favor.

I don't remember much details cause I was pretty buzzed by the end :lol but I do remember Dwight nearly tearing Duncan's jersey off multiple times and even Duncan getting pissed about it. Refs doing nothing

I have a feeling Dwight will get green light to do pretty much anything short of manslaughter today

[chapnis]

Because we all know the only advantage to being at home is the refs, smh. I guess that's the only reason the Nuggets have a great home record too?

[jestersmash]

With fair reffing, the Lakers wouldn't even be in the playoffs. They essentially stole a spot from Utah.

[Budkin]

Wow what a bunch of bullshit. Unfortunately for them, Pringles is no Phil in terms of getting in the refs heads.

[jimbo]

Because we all know the only advantage to being at home is the refs, smh. I guess that's the only reason the Nuggets have a great home record too?

Really though, what is the advantage? I mean not being in someone else's home court is all I got.

Probably a quarter of the people at the home games are Lakers fans. Not a huge advantage there.

No altitude like in Denver.

[LakerHater]

Thats a Phil Jackson game!

[rmt]

And yet the refs fail to call an obvious foul on DH (the one that TD got upset at). That foul would've been Dwight's 4th and probably would have sent him to the bench.