The Shadiest Moments In NBA Playoff History

[UZER]

Not sure if this has already been posted

Some interesting things in here....

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/d7qbW

[Kidd K]

I dunno about a couple of those, but most are pretty true.

I don't agree with: The league supposedly being out to get the Suns in 2007. The NBA loved the Suns, and surely didn't want SA winning again (screwjob against SA twice in the following year, and also in the year before that is proof enough of that). Can't really complain about one call on a flop, but Amar'e suspension had nothing to do with that ref, the league suspended him for leaving the bench during an altercation (that rule is black and white, even if it's just one or two steps). Horry, in contrast, was suspended TWO games just for bumping Nash into the padded table. A foul, that, imo, was not worthy of a one game suspension much less two. The foul Haslem hit that Pacer with earlier in this current playoffs was MUCH harder, not to mention Wade's tackle which not only didn't result in a suspension but wasn't even called a flagrant 2.

And the "push off" in 1998 by Jordan. . .the guy says "but nobody remembers why he was alone". . .everybody knows he pushed him slightly :P The guy flopped though. It wasn't a hard push imo.

[Mugen]

any ref that would have called a pushoff on MJ would have been murdered after the game and rightfully so.

Game 6 is no doubt the worst officiated qtr in history and the league obv wanted the Lakers to 3peat. But the Kings win that series anyways with a rebound or Cwebb/Peja not choking like the pussies they were.

[Axe Murderer]

most are pretty true.

I don't agree with: The league supposedly being out to get the Suns in 2007.

who out there didn't see DET one coming i saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddddddddddddd ddddd

[Kidd K]

who out there didn't see DET one coming i saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddddddddddddd ddddd

So you really think the NBA preferred to have the lowest rated Finals team since the 80's to be in the playoffs instead of the very hyped league darling Suns that were the bandwagon western conference team that year?

Cool story bro.

[Spurologist]

[Mugen]

thanks again Amare

[DeadlyDynasty]

Kings lost all sympathy when they went 16-30 from the FT line in Game 7. Make just one more FT and that game ends in regulation.

[Jacob1983]

The NBA is the only sport that props ups its refs/umps pretty much on the same level as they do their players. I have ed about this before and I will again in this thread. I don't know the name of any ref or umpire in baseball, football, or hockey yet I can name at least a handful in the NBA.
That shouldn't happen. We should not know the names of any of the refs or umpires because we shouldn't have to pay attention to them. However, in the NBA, a ref has so much power and control over the outcome of the game that it's impossible to not pay attention to them.

[Latarian Milton]

I dunno about a couple of those, but most are pretty true.

I don't agree with: The league supposedly being out to get the Suns in 2007. The NBA loved the Suns, and surely didn't want SA winning again (screwjob against SA twice in the following year, and also in the year before that is proof enough of that). Can't really complain about one call on a flop, but Amar'e suspension had nothing to do with that ref, the league suspended him for leaving the bench during an altercation (that rule is black and white, even if it's just one or two steps). Horry, in contrast, was suspended TWO games just for bumping Nash into the padded table. A foul, that, imo, was not worthy of a one game suspension much less two. The foul Haslem hit that Pacer with earlier in this current playoffs was MUCH harder, not to mention Wade's tackle which not only didn't result in a suspension but wasn't even called a flagrant 2.

And the "push off" in 1998 by Jordan. . .the guy says "but nobody remembers why he was alone". . .everybody knows he pushed him slightly :P The guy flopped though. It wasn't a hard push imo.

nash's bleeding nose didn't lie tbh

[Twisted_Dawg]

This wirtier did an admmirable job. Any writer that has the balls to expose NBA officiating is admirable.

I would like to add the 1979 ECF of SAS vs Washington. Perhaps one of the most blatant series of crooked NBA officiating.

The 2002 WCF finals of LAL vs SAC. So obvious all the calls that helped LAL beat a better SAC team highlighted by the rape of Mike Bibby by Kobe.

While the Mavericks did get a series screwing in the 2006 finals, the writer fails to mention the 2006 WCF of SAS vs DAL. SAS got the same series screw job the MAVs got against Miami in the finals.

And last, in 2010 Finals against the Lakers, the Celtics got the same series screw job that DAL got in the 2006 Finals, and SAS got in the 2006 WCF.

[Mel_13]

From the article:

Game 3, 2007 Western Conference Semifinals

This game serves as Exhibit A in the case against Tim Donaghy, the referee who admitted to influencing the outcome of NBA games in relation to gambling lines. Donaghy’s worst offense was a call he made in the second quarter that was at least two seconds after a play under the basket. Donaghy was at halfcourt at the time and the ref under the rim didn’t blow the whistle. It went against the Suns.

Nice story, except for the little fact that Donaghy did not referee that game.

[Goran Dragic]

Nice story, except for the little fact that Donaghy did not referee that game.

Really? Tim Donaghy didn't ref game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals in 2007?

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270512024

At the bottom, where it says:

Officials: Greg Willard , Tim Donaghy , Eddie F. Rush

Is that some ESPN conspiracy against the Spurs

[Mel_13]

Really? Tim Donaghy didn't ref game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals in 2007?

http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270512024

At the bottom, where it says:

Officials: Greg Willard , Tim Donaghy , Eddie F. Rush

Is that some ESPN conspiracy against the Spurs

My mistake.

The picture used to accompany the verbiage was of Horry's hit on Nash in Game 4. I looked up the crew for Game 4.

[Goran Dragic]

Well in that case yeah I agree that picture is a re ed one to use for what he wrote.

[Goran Dragic]

But that's what you get with Bleacher Reporter

[Sec24Row7]

Another that no one talks about because the Spurs won the game... Game 6 of the 2003 semis against the lakers... spurs are up big, and they call 3 fouls on Kevin Willis in like the first 2 minutes of the 4th quarter trying to get the lakers to the line... Didn't matter though... Spurs blew the doors off.... funny it is the year right after the Sac Kings series...

[Jodelo]

This wirtier did an admmirable job. Any writer that has the balls to expose NBA officiating is admirable.

I would like to add the 1979 ECF of SAS vs Washington. Perhaps one of the most blatant series of crooked NBA officiating.

The 2002 WCF finals of LAL vs SAC. So obvious all the calls that helped LAL beat a better SAC team highlighted by the rape of Mike Bibby by Kobe.

While the Mavericks did get a series screwing in the 2006 finals, the writer fails to mention the 2006 WCF of SAS vs DAL. SAS got the same series screw job the MAVs got against Miami in the finals.

And last, in 2010 Finals against the Lakers, the Celtics got the same series screw job that DAL got in the 2006 Finals, and SAS got in the 2006 WCF.

[spursncowboys]

thanks again Amare

Combine that with Amar's push-ups and he is the gift that keeps on giving.

[ambchang]

Lol at lakers apologists claiming that the kings shouldkve done better in gme 7 when there shouldn't even BE a Game 7.

The whole point of a 7 game series is to determine which of the two teams are the better of the 2 in 4 out of a max of 7 games. And the Kings obviously were. Too bad you have to be better in 5 out of the 7 games.

[tesseractive]

A lot of Spurs fans were pissed at the officiating in that series, while Mav fans laughed at the whole whining about the refs thing.

Sometimes karma's a .

[Jodelo]

A lot of Spurs fans were pissed at the officiating in that series, while Mav fans laughed at the whole whining about the refs thing.

Sometimes karma's a .

Mavs: 28, 43, 50, 32, 19, 20, 31 = 223
Spurs: 30, 37, 32, 32, 31, 34, 39 = 235

Mavs: 26, 28, 26, 27, 25, 23 = 155
Heat: 19, 32, 34, 36, 49, 37 = 207

Yep, same screw job...

[MavDynasty]

Mavs: 28, 43, 50, 32, 19, 20, 31 = 223
Spurs: 30, 37, 32, 32, 31, 34, 39 = 235

Mavs: 26, 28, 26, 27, 25, 23 = 155
Heat: 19, 32, 34, 36, 49, 37 = 207

Yep, same screw job...

the goods

[mercos]

The Kings-Lakers and Mavs-Heat stand out the most to me. In 02 I really thought the Kings were a better team, but it wasn't by much. They probably should have made the finals though. The Mavs-Heat series was an absolute robbery, because the Heat were nowhere near as good as the Mavs. I have a sneaking su ion the same crime could be repeated this year, only with Lebron AND Wade marching to the line repeatedly.

[MavDynasty]

Tbh Mavs did choke in Game 3 and then not even show up in game 4 but that series was bull with shady calls starting to show in game 2

Didn't wade win game 5 in OT on the line?