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I thought Doc was gonna leave Paul in with two fouls to dare the refs to hit him with a third in the first quarter. No such luck.
CP3 already has two BS fouls, yep, Silver and refs making sure Durant gets a win after winning the MVP trophy. They don't want that MVP to be tainted by a second straight loss.
I thought Doc was gonna leave Paul in with two fouls to dare the refs to hit him with a third in the first quarter. No such luck.
NBA is so biased at times smh.
Durant can't miss now. Clips look lost without Paul facilitating.
Durant's little crying exhibition last night during his speech pretty much guaranteed a win tonight and help from the refs.
This game is over already. Refs already have the checks in pocket smh
Least the Clips got the split.
They'll need to win Games 3 and 4 in LA to have a real shot, imo.
Sure but no way they win 2 straight in LA. No way. This is coming back to okc 2-2
Red and Crawford will all over OKC from 3 in next two games
officiating was iffy very early in the game, but the clippers did make a run and even take a lead in the 2nd quarter. i didn't think the calls after that point impacted the game much at all, in all honesty. you could argue they ran out of gas in the comeback, but its the ing playoffs and it was a very manageable halftime deficit. they just played very poorly in the 2nd half, got jumpshot reliant, and once they started turning the ball over, that was game.
Refs ed us over in the first half but it was just terrible effort and execution that did us in in the second half, tbh....
agreed. forcing paul out of the game that early in the 1st was a blow, and it enabled OKC to get on their run and grab the lead/momentum without paul's calming presence. but once they caught up and grabbed the lead, everything stopped. crawford was terrible today, and its not like most of his misses were wide open (a couple of the 3's were). he was taking horrible shots. griffin was nonexistent on defense and DJ was surprisingly unaware. they had consecutive dunks at one point, totally uncontested. they also got destroyed on the boards, which is uncharacteristic of the clippers. i guess they need to adjust to going up against people that are taller than 6'9 tbh
I chat about basketball on another board (related to another topic) with fans of other franchises. One of them is a Clippers fan and every time I complain about the ThunderRefs he replies that "Durant knows how to create contact" or that "OKC is more athletic that's why they get more calls". Here is what he had to say during the first two games:
Game 1
Refs must want this to be compe ive cause they aren't calling any fouls in favor of the clippers and letting Durant parade to the line. Even when he trips on cp3
Game 2
boy oh boy. tough game when it's 8 v 5 on the court against the clippers.
Funny how things change when it's your own team that's getting abused by the ThunderRefs...
Actually, we get destroyed on the boards often, mainly because Doc (like Pop) willingly concedes offensive boards in favor of getting back on defense....agreed. forcing paul out of the game that early in the 1st was a blow, and it enabled OKC to get on their run and grab the lead/momentum without paul's calming presence. but once they caught up and grabbed the lead, everything stopped. crawford was terrible today, and its not like most of his misses were wide open (a couple of the 3's were). he was taking horrible shots. griffin was nonexistent on defense and DJ was surprisingly unaware. they had consecutive dunks at one point, totally uncontested. they also got destroyed on the boards, which is uncharacteristic of the clippers. i guess they need to adjust to going up against people that are taller than 6'9 tbh
But yes, too many players had uncharacteristically bad games all at once and CP3 was neutered almost immediately by the refs, tbh....
OKC prolly backdoor sweeps the Clips from here. What are the chances the Spurs beat them in the WCF (if they get there)?
IMO I have Spurs in 7, but I could also easily see OKC in 4.
I still think it goes to 6 or 7. I got faith the CLippers will win the next one. Thunderefs are getting in their head, it's tough when OKC gets homecooking wherever they go. But I think Clippers will respond.
I personally don't believe OKC will sweep the Spurs. While Durant is the more dangerous player, that team feeds off of Westbrook's energy and ego.
If Spurs gotta face them, then that's the way it's gotta be, but I believe the Spurs will be ready.
Spurs will be ready (their play as of late shows it) but it may not be enough. OKC really is built to beat them.
And yet, the Heat would probably crush the Thunder again, especially if Wade is health. All about match ups.
I don't know why but I think in the Playoffs this Clippers team would be much more difficult for the Spurs than the Thunder...
I could care less who wins that series as long as they beat each other up.
The Heat have a cakewalk to the finals IMHO, so I would like for at least one series for the Spurs to be an easy one so when and if tey get to the finals they will be healthy and rested.
Griffin got his nose bloodied while trying to post up on Ibaka, who was obviously fouling him with hand contact even before the swipe on the nose, and yet no call. Chris Paul got drilled by a crashing Westbrook trying to steal the ball away from an inbounds play and ref calls it out of bounds play back to the Clips instead of a foul on OKC. Paul gets pissed, gets t'd up. Ah, that's Thunderefs for you.
Currently, I have a Spurs/Thunder series going Thunder in 6.
The only way we beat OKC is to shoot the lights out. We should have a lead of at least 20 to ensure victory. This is like saying we cant win.
the nba cant decide should they favor the discriminated Clippers or OKC with Durant... which one will give them more ratings???
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