i didn't know a headlock wasn't a foul...

[Creation88]

WTF was that refs? how does Gasol get away with choking Tim on that loose ball and then it gets called a jump ball!?

and then the jump ball is 20 degrees in favor of Grizzlies. wow that was the worst call in all my years of watching basketball and clearly gave the Grizzlies momentum. terrible. but glad we won in spite of it.

[GSH]

The play before that, Gary Neal was driving into the paint and Gasol jumped in front of him at the last second. Neal bounced off of him, and instead of getting a blocking call, the refs called Neal for travelling. Those would have been fouls 5 and 6 on Gasol, too. I have to admit, the headlock no-call was choice. Gasol was behind Duncan and had no chance at the ball without going through Duncan's body. Some bad calls I can understand. Some I just can't figure out.

It's not some conspiracy against the Spurs, though. Indiana got screwed out of Game 1. The Knicks got screwed out of Game 1. Denver got screwed out of Game 1 so badly the league office had to admit it publicly. I'm sitting here watching the the Lakers get by with murder, and the refs are obviously having a tough time counting to 3 seconds.

[crc21209]

Pretty bull call......

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

It's not some conspiracy against the Spurs, though. Indiana got screwed out of Game 1. The Knicks got screwed out of Game 1. Denver got screwed out of Game 1 so badly the league office had to admit it publicly. I'm sitting here watching the the Lakers get by with murder, and the refs are obviously having a tough time counting to 3 seconds.

You expect that for the home team in the playoffs. First ballot HOF PF Tim Duncan couldn't get a call tonight with Gasol mounting him from behind and putting him in a headlock

[crc21209]

You expect that for the home team in the playoffs. First ballot HOF PF Tim Duncan couldn't get a call tonight with Gasol mounting him from behind and putting him in a headlock

+1. In these past 2 games you would think that Marc Gasol is a ing 7-time NBA champion and MVP the way he's getting a bunch of calls....

[Creation88]

if you're a referee and you have a ing wikipedia page you need to be fired.

[SnakeBoy]

Bad call but understandable. Tim's head is very round and can easily be mistaken for the ball.

[GrandeDavid]

WTF was that refs? how does Gasol get away with choking Tim on that loose ball and then it gets called a jump ball!?

and then the jump ball is 20 degrees in favor of Grizzlies. wow that was the worst call in all my years of watching basketball and clearly gave the Grizzlies momentum. terrible. but glad we won in spite of it.

The officiating was utterly atrocious, especially by that puny ref. Hopefully the Spurs get at least one competent, honest crew in one of the two games in Memphis.

[pawe]

dont forget about the goaltend. these ing refs suck!

[DMC]

The play before that, Gary Neal was driving into the paint and Gasol jumped in front of him at the last second. Neal bounced off of him, and instead of getting a blocking call, the refs called Neal for travelling. Those would have been fouls 5 and 6 on Gasol, too. I have to admit, the headlock no-call was choice. Gasol was behind Duncan and had no chance at the ball without going through Duncan's body. Some bad calls I can understand. Some I just can't figure out.

It's not some conspiracy against the Spurs, though. Indiana got screwed out of Game 1. The Knicks got screwed out of Game 1. Denver got screwed out of Game 1 so badly the league office had to admit it publicly. I'm sitting here watching the the Lakers get by with murder, and the refs are obviously having a tough time counting to 3 seconds.

Neal actually ran into Marc with the ball instead of with his body, and he wasn't shooting. He was just out of control. I don't blame that on the refs.

The Laker game... that's another story.

[crc21209]

dont forget about the goaltend. these ing refs suck!

+1. I don't get it either. Right after that bucket, there was a timeout on the floor. Couldnt the refs check that during the timeout or not?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

You expect that for the home team in the playoffs. First ballot HOF PF Tim Duncan couldn't get a call tonight with Gasol mounting him from behind and putting him in a headlock

Exactly.

EX ING ACTLY

What the is the point of "home court advantage"??? What the does home court mean?

It means getting favorable calls and having things flow your way.

The Spurs could win ten championships in a row, have the 1 seed, and still would get crap calls from the refs in the first round against a STAR-LESS 8 seed.

I couldn't believe Tim Duncan fouled out tonight, I just couldn't. Just like in Game 1 when Tim picked up two quick bull fouls I couldn't believe it.

You would think the Spurs are big nobodies, with no stars, no resume. It's sickening.

[MannyIsGod]

Dude I swear that Gasol had the hooks in and was going for the rear naked choke on that play. Dana White would have signed him up in a heartbeat with that type of jujitsu. Pretty amazing that a play that looks straight out of MMA doesn't get a foul called at home when you're a first ballot HOFer.

[pawe]

In game 1, they call 2 screen fouls on TD..one of those fouls was from just sticking out his butt a little bit. Again, these god damn ing referees suck monkey balls!

[ChuckD]

The refs were clowns. There were TWO missed goaltend calls on Memphis in quick succession, the first defensive and then a moment later an obvious in the cylinder putback that was not called. There was also an atrocious out of bounds award to Memphis in the second half. It wasn't one of those difficult ones where it just grazes a player and doesn't change direction. The ball hit the Memphis player's leg and shoe top, changed direction about 30 degrees and went out of bounds.

[ChuckD]

In game 1, they call 2 screen fouls on TD..one of those fouls was from just sticking out his butt a little bit. Again, these god damn ing referees suck monkey balls!

That's actually a foul and should be called. I know Boston has it in every play, but it is a foul.

[pawe]

Sad thing here is the Spurs are going to play in Memphis the next 2 games now. Homecooking looming on the horizon...

[pawe]

That's actually a foul and should be called. I know Boston has it in every play, but it is a foul.

If they call that weak on HOFer TD then call the other weak too on the Grizzlies.

[Obstructed_View]

Just off the top of my head...

Two goaltends, one defensive, one offensive. Both of which were pretty obvious.

Memphis misses a shot early that bounces over the backboard, no whistle, Spurs lose the rebound out of bounds.

Memphis double dribbles, again, prety obvious to me.

End of quarter (don't remember which), Memphis misses the rim and gets a 24 second violation with about three seconds to go, refs don't blow the whistle. Spurs should have had the ball inbounds to get a decent shot.

The sequence with Duncan getting headlocked, and the ref throwing the ball behind Gasol was completely laughable.

Duncan's fourth, fifth and sixth fouls.

This was a fifteen point win that was made much closer than it should have been. This is why teams have to hit their free throws, make smart plays, and take care of the ball.

[Obstructed_View]

And is there anyone that thinks if a Spur had thrown the ball against the backboard support that he wouldn't have gotten a technical?

[SenorSpur]

The Gasol horsecollar non-call was total BS. Gasol should've fouled out before Tim.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Randolph and Gasol were all over the back all game long.

Officiating in the NBA sucks. Make up calls, the infamous star treatment for perimeter player du jour (Jordan, Kobe, Durant, Wade, James, et al), 2003 Lakers-Wolves, 2002 Kings Lakers, and there oh so ing transparent attempts to even out number of fouls called time and again.

You know the last is true when the common refrain about one team got more FT than the other being unfair and out of character.

since when do both teams in any sport foul virtually the same amount of times? its ing stupid. A more disciplined team is going to foul less. thats how it goes but there they are once again deep throating the whistle.

[ChuckD]

Sad thing here is the Spurs are going to play in Memphis the next 2 games now. Homecooking looming on the horizon...

Well, at least we're used to Memphis getting the calls.

[dbestpro]

There is no rhythm to the calls in the playoffs. Trying to let the teams play has turned into an on court brawl in all games. The teams that are last to the fight are the first ones eliminated. I understand playoff basketball, but this is starting to look like street ball.

[fyatuk]

End of quarter (don't remember which), Memphis misses the rim and gets a 24 second violation with about three seconds to go, refs don't blow the whistle. Spurs should have had the ball inbounds to get a decent shot.

That was ridiculous. You can hear the shot clock buzzer before a shot is even released (Memphis guys was going up to shoot, but hadn't released it IIRC), it doesn't touch the rim, Spurs get the ball and then a second or two later the quarter end buzzer goes off. I was suprised no one argued that.