Refs tried to take this game away too

[pjjrfan]

The last 4 minutes should be a hilight of how bad officiating can get in the NBA. And we got some leeway with Manu's steals, so both teams had alot to about.

[CFH]

Spurs players were being hacked and no call on our end and the other way when George looked at Durant the wrong way it was a foul.

Yeah, but if I remember correctly in the 2nd or 3rd the Spurs got quite a few calls. I think they just went back and forth at the end; let them play with a few calls here and there.

[TJastal]

Durant really isn't flopping, he just weighs 120lbs.

I'm really shocked nobody has broken his shoulder wiggling arm yet. Would love to see Beastie Blair get his arm and the ball together and give a nice yank, probably pull it right of the socket.

[lrrr]

Did you even watch the game you dumb ?

I don't think Tlong would be able to watch any Kevin Durant game after drafting Greg Bowie.

[Kamala]

When OKC missed that open 3 I felt like this team finally got a break. Lack of consistent D is a problem but the guys showed heart after an exhausting game last night.

[santymrc]

When OKC missed that open 3 I felt like this team finally got a break. Lack of consistent D is a problem but the guys showed heart after an exhausting game last night.

I thoght exactly the same thing... Finally a breather.

[kaji157]

Yeah, but if I remember correctly in the 2nd or 3rd the Spurs got quite a few calls. I think they just went back and forth at the end; let them play with a few calls here and there.

I understand your logic, but it wasn't a few calls here and there.
Durant got calls all day long, while Ginobili and Duncan haven't.
The last 3 Manu drives to the whole had a lot of contact, the three of them, for sure a lot more than what Durant was getting whistles for.
How the refs treat the stars is becaming a lot more important than their overall work. Because at the end when matters most, all balls were for TD, Manu and Durant. And while Manu missed one that was clearly not a foul, the other all had a lot of contact.
And i am not even going to talk about the foul on the rebound of TD where they called a push and both TD hands where up, and the block that was not all ball and he was sandwiched by two defenders, and even if the block was all ball, that is still a foul on either of the other two guys.

Is it something i don't expect? Not at all. Durant is a rising marketing star, while Duncan and Ginobili are at the end of their stars years. But what happened tonight was ing irrational out there. You have to be at least consistent whith the kind of contact you allow.

[Sean Cagney]

OKC was called for 23 fouls and the Spurs were called for 22. But hey, believe what you want.

Just go to a blazers board alread and get the fukk outta here, every post you do in here is against us and you stay on a Spurs board.

[CFH]

I understand your logic, but it wasn't a few calls here and there.
Durant got calls all day long, while Ginobili and Duncan haven't.
The last 3 Manu drives to the whole had a lot of contact, the three of them, for sure a lot more than what Durant was getting whistles for.
How the refs treat the stars is becaming a lot more important than their overall work. Because at the end when matters most, all balls were for TD, Manu and Durant. And while Manu missed one that was clearly not a foul, the other all had a lot of contact.
And i am not even going to talk about the foul on the rebound of TD where they called a push and both TD hands where up, and the block that was not all ball and he was sandwiched by two defenders, and even if the block was all ball, that is still a foul on either of the other two guys.

Is it something i don't expect? Not at all. Durant is a rising marketing star, while Duncan and Ginobili are at the end of their stars years. But what happened tonight was ing irrational out there. You have to be at least consistent whith the kind of contact you allow.

That's not surprising at all, Duncan hasn't been getting calls for awhile now. Yeah, it's frustrating but the guys have to play through it and not get too agitated which I can imagine is an absolute pain in the ass. I think the free throw shooting was poor at the beginning as well, something like 4/10??? Plus, Durant getting calls is going to happen, he is a rising star after all. I'll admit it was really getting on my nerves when Ibaka would get foul calls on Duncan and the one where they called Duncan for a loose ball foul when he didn't do anything wrong but reach up for the rebound. I think Eddie Rush just hates the Spurs or something, seems like there are bad calls or no calls every time he officiates Spur games.

[anakha]

Would love to see Beastie Blair get his arm and the ball together and give a nice yank, probably pull it right of the socket.

Oy vey.

[Hook Dem]

the officiating sucks.....very true, but the Spurs almost lost cause they were not converting when they had the opportunities.

BTW, i thought Pop would get ejected when they didnt give Mason the call at the end of the 3rd, when he was mugged South Detroit style on his layup attempt.....and then I seriously thought he would get tossed, when a few moments later, Hill barely touched Durant and it was called a foul.

This!!!!!!!

[koriwhat]

Eh, can't really complain about the calls, it was pretty even. The Thunder got a majority at the beginning then the Spurs got some around the end.

read your reply while looking at your avatar... haha