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Like I said, don't speak for me, you fool. It's annoying as hell.
 
At a luncheon today in Indy and one of the guest speakers was the Indy Chief of Police and they expect heavy protests tonight and advised people to avoid downtown tonight

Lovely
 
Bad choke job by Indy. Mathurin making sure there is no miraculous comeback. They probably still lose but you can't go 1/4 at the line and commit two fouls before the ball is inbounded.
 
Explain

Didn't watch the game tonight but it looked like he was trying to hurt SGA, what a dirty player.
Not talking about this game myself but Scott Foster was the ref last night and he definitely was involved in point shaving with tim dounegy

So many drafts that are fishy but it's really the refs that have destroyed the integrity. Nba fans know the names of tons of the refs and it's because of endless questionable calls and outcomes.

Scott Foster is known for extending series. Theres tons of data out there to support these claims. The nba has certain refs call games on purpose.

Chris Paul famously went 3-17 in games called by Foster. It became a running joke like a decade ago. Paul was favored in like 15 of those 20 games and the odds of Paul doing that bad are extremely small. He has a 60% win percentage overall in his career.
 
If they called the forearm push off by SGA every time he did it the dude would be a 15 PPG scorer and for sure not an MVP

Or at least call the travel after the forearm push that occurred late in the 4th. Nembhard has been amazing at absorbing that contact and staying attached but that makes it harder to sell the foul. He should start exaggerating more to try and draw those fouls, at least in the first three quarters.
 
Not talking about this game myself but Scott Foster was the ref last night and he definitely was involved in point shaving with tim dounegy

So many drafts that are fishy but it's really the refs that have destroyed the integrity. Nba fans know the names of tons of the refs and it's because of endless questionable calls and outcomes.

Scott Foster is known for extending series. Theres tons of data out there to support these claims. The nba has certain refs call games on purpose.

Chris Paul famously went 3-17 in games called by Foster. It became a running joke like a decade ago. Paul was favored in like 15 of those 20 games and the odds of Paul doing that bad are extremely small. He has a 60% win percentage overall in his career.
Yeah i know about the CP3 deal, but 38 vs 33 FT isn't really skewing towards 1 team.


Or at least call the travel after the forearm push that occurred late in the 4th. Nembhard has been amazing at absorbing that contact and staying attached but that makes it harder to sell the foul. He should start exaggerating more to try and draw those fouls, at least in the first three quarters.
You talking about the one where he was pulling on SGA's jersey? Should've been a foul right there before the pushoff would happen.
 
You talking about the one where he was pulling on SGA's jersey? Should've been a foul right there before the pushoff would happen.



If you want to call fouls on grabs, both teams are fouling out before the end of the 1st quarter.

That aside, officiating was pretty even last night with some awful calls in both direction. Indy can only blame themselves. Props to Daigneault for his offensive adjustment in the final three minutes. He won that chess match against Carlisle.
 


If you want to call fouls on grabs, both teams are fouling out before the end of the 1st quarter.

That aside, officiating was pretty even last night with some awful calls in both direction. Indy can only blame themselves. Props to Daigneault for his offensive adjustment in the final three minutes. He won that chess match against Carlisle.



Same play right there, but lets just focus on the pushoff for reasons. Refs let them play instead of calling a foul on Pacers.
 


Same play right there, but lets just focus on the pushoff for reasons. Refs let them play instead of calling a foul on Pacers.


I specifically referenced the travel that occurred after the refs ignored both fouls that occurred by Nesmith and SGA.
 


Same play right there, but lets just focus on the pushoff for reasons. Refs let them play instead of calling a foul on Pacers.

Its why I don't love basketball in general anymore, I also see an elbow to the chest/throat area in that same pic

Has become way too grabbing and shoving
 
I specifically referenced the travel that occurred after the refs ignored both fouls that occurred by Nesmith and SGA.
Well thats how the NBA are now just like the NFL. They just make up new rules. What's clearly a travel to us back in the days aren't a travel nowadays. That Harden rule is really stupid.
 
Well thats how the NBA are now just like the NFL. They just make up new rules. What's clearly a travel to us back in the days aren't a travel nowadays. That Harden rule is really stupid.

Agreed in general, but that travel is obvious during SGA's slip where he slides his feet before doing the popular step back shuffle. I don't have horse in this race beyond the wish the both team could lose and Indy only has themselves to blame (poor free throw shooting again and uncharacteristic poor executing in the clutch), but stuff like that should be called. In that sequence, from a refs vantage point, missing Nesmith's foul is the most forgivable followed by SGA forearm, with the travel being the most blatant.
 
Haliburton played like shit. Musta had 3-4 turnovers alone in the 4th. Should had milked McConnell as much as possible as he was on fire. Though maybe he needed time on the bench because he fell hard. They took him out end of third and didnt put him back in till 3 min left in the game when it was trending over.
 
Born and raised in OKC and Pacers are going to win.

Bob Stoops and the Sooners in 2000 were the last time we'll win a championship in a major sport.

I have no facts or data to back this up other than 25 years straight of numerous elite teams falling short and breaking my heart and just have zero faith left. Im existing in self hater mode.
 
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Hali with an Achilies has soured this series. Hope he beats the odds, but outside of KD and Nique, players usually aren't ever the same. Dame, Tatum, and Hali in the same playoffs. :(
 
Pacers leading at halftime. Good game.

It's been low scoring, but competitive.
 
Born and raised in OKC and Pacers are going to win.

Bob Stoops and the Sooners in 2000 were the last time we'll win a championship in a major sport.

I have no facts or data to back this up other than 25 years straight of numerous elite teams falling short and breaking my heart and just have zero faith left. Im existing in self hater mode.
same
 
McConnel throwing this game. Going to be tough managing the foul situation if you can't get good minutes from him.
 
Good effort trying to win after Haliburton left. Pure heart. But caght up with them in back half of the game. Thunder pulling away. Will probably win by 20+
 
TO killed Pacers. Both teams have pretty similar shooting stats, but 16-4 TO leading to Thunder with 15 more shots at this point I'm typing. Hit 7 of those as pts off TO and that's 14 right there.

McConnell has 5 TO alone. And Tops 3.
 
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