If Bostons wins the le, who wins the finals MVP?

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But he allowed Boston to win in 2008? Damn, Stern is not very good at this!

Not to put words in hater's mouth, but I assume he/she means if it's close. The officials can only impact the game so much, if one team is clearly superior to the other they're not going to make the difference.

Why are most Lakers fans in denial on this? It's clear that they've consistently received help over the years. I'm not going to rehash the numerous examples, we all know them and they've been beaten to death, but there's no need to not admit to it. I can admit that Bowen blatantly fouled James (and got away with it) at the end of game three of the '07 Finals. It's not like if you admit to it they're going to be stripped of their four championships in the past ten years.

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Not to put words in hater's mouth, but I assume he/she means if it's close. The officials can only impact the game so much, if one team is clearly superior to the other they're not going to make the difference.

This surely explains that going into the finals the Lakers were -99 in free throws in the playoffs, BY FAR the biggest negative differential of any team, and at the same time the Lakers are #1 in points in the paint in the playoffs. It all makes sense now, play in the paint and get the fewest free throws. Yup, it's so obvious the Lakers are getting help.