Agreed. But what nobody ever mentions is that on the next play (the last play of regulation), Duncan got whacked across the arm on a putback attempt.
No call. That would hve put Duncan on the line with one second left and the score tied.
How shocking that Tim didn't get that call.
And regardig Fisher's shot, it wasn't a "lucky" shot. It was a shot that never should have counted. It was the 2.0 full second 0.4 second shot.
Another poster mentioned it somewhere, but Fisher's shot is not only the ugliest jumper in the league, he wraps the ball so far behind his head he looks like a contortionist. It is a physical impossibility to do as many actions as he did within 0.4 seconds (catch, plant both feet, turn, get the ball behind his head, and then shoot). Those are five different actions. And he did them all within 0.4 seconds. Wow, he must be the fastest guard in the history of the league.
Well, he's not - in fact he's probably the slowest. But wait...he's a Laker.
If that shot is made by a Spur, there is no way on this earth that it is allowed to stand.
As for 2008 - the plane thing was awful. Manu's injury was bad luck. But the Barry no call literally cost us a game. If we win that game, it's 2-2 going back to LA, not 3-1. But was I shocked about that call? At first, yes. But then I realized what league we're playing in, and what team we're playing. And then it all made sense.