Thanks for showing this. Kobe lowered his left shoulder into Bowen. That's an offensive foul.
I have to applaud San Antonio fans, you guys are actually calling this on your own team rather than lay the blame on the Refs. I have to say I've been on the Jazz boards and everytime they lost they blamed the refs. Heres to a great WCF!! to game 7!!
I have to admit though, Spurs did get some ty calls in the final minutes. That Kobe offensive foul should of been called and the the ball that got knocked out of Duncan was clearly touched last by Pau.
Again you were up by 20 ... no complaints then. Also Kobe was not on the line like vs. Jazz ...they let them play on both sides you guys didnt get called for some physical contact ...and in the 4th it turned around and we were the aggresors ...
The refs will be under a microscope in this series because of desire for the NBA bosses to have the Lakers in the Finals against the Celtics. They're gonna get the breaks....not Spurs or Detroit. This game was pretty well officiated but a few questionable calls is all it takes.
the refs are not going to make that call in that situation 100% of the time. The refs weren't that bad but that out of bounds call under the basket that clearly went off Gasol was atrocious.
Again, blowing a 20-pt lead does not excuse the refs for making blatantly biased calls down the stretch in a close game. That part of the game is most important and the officiating should be top-notch, not biased.
Spurs don't foul like Jazz, or are you too slow to understand that?
If this was an evenly called game then we are so ed it's not even funny.
The refs didn't start screwing us until mid 4th quarter this game, but there were about 6 blatent calls which will obviously change a game.
(Sorry....didn't see this before starting another.)
The officiating was as good as we could have hoped for on the road. The refs didn't take the game over. You can about some calls along the way, but so can the Lakers. We had open looks, and couldn't knock them down. We missed too many free throws. And still we were in the game until the last play, on the road.
I hope the rest of the series is called this evenly. If they are, I still like our chances.
However, this no-call on Kobe is what changed the game and essentially decided the game. I don't like games decided by the refs.
spurs fans
stop making excuses
you lost the damn game, move on
A few questionable calls aren't any help if you're down by 20.
I like the non touch fouls - Oberto and Duncan and the foul at theend of a game.
But agreed - not the refs to blame, gotdamnit
The Nba Tried To Give It To The Spurs And They Choked It Away.
Plain And Simple. Spurs Choke On Even Years. Get Over It Or Learn To Repeat.
This one can't be placed on the refs. That's for sure when you lead by 20 with six minutes left in the third.
However, did anybody see Kobe's insane travel in the third quarter on an up-an-under move on the right side of the basket against Ginobili? He established his left foot as his pivot, pump faked, switched to his right foot, took a step and then shot. I couldn't believe nothing was called. I think it came with a minute left in the third. I would love to see that one again if anybody with the capabilities of making a clip knows the play I'm talking about.
The only glaring bad call was when Tim got the ball knocked out of his hands (out of bounds) and they gave it to the Lakers.
Bowen has to know he is not going to get that call that late in the game.
Discuss The Refs If It Validates The Choke Job.
You Just Got Schooled On Shutdown Defense.
Period
Agreed. Bowen has to stay close to him and make it a tough shot.
I agree. Bowen should have just manned up and played solid D instead of trying to get the call so late in the game.
Kobes "lowering the shoulder" was a flop by Bowen, he barely touched him and Bowen flies 5 feet. You ain't getting that call.
Duncan's tip-in in the final minute was over the back of a rebounding Kobe.
But who cares, win the game convincingly and you win. Gotta give props to some of the Spurfans, the game was pretty well ref'ed considering the Spurs were the road team.
The Bowen play could have been called a blocking foul, honestly.
But, Kobe traveled when Bowen used the classic Karl Malone move, but they just let him call timeout.
It ain't about losing the 20 point lead you idiots.
It's about a ref making an OBVIOUSLY wrong call with less than a minute left and the team that's up 2 getting the ball back.
If the SPURS get the ball back and score...its a totally different game.
So don't tell me it's not about the refs..and the refs didn't decide the game just cause your pissed we blew a 20 point lead. The game still coulda been won if that call was made correctly.
The Spurs did blow a big lead, but they were still ahead by 5 when the ref's took over. Spurs still win if the last 3 minutes are called evenly.
And that isn't whining or making excuses. That's just the truth. If the rest of you want to get on your moral high-horse and say the ref's don't decide games, well that's just sanctimonious bull . The Spurs still should not have blown a 20 point lead, but they would have been ahead at the end if the calls were fair in the last three minutes.
That was the only call in the entire game that you can say was unequivocally bad in game the Spurs had a 20 point lead in and the Spurs weren't going to pull it off at that point anyway. The game was over as soon as LA took the lead.
excuses excuses! its not the refs fault that the spurs blew the 20 pt lead. rest up and get ready to play full 48 mins on fri.
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