m23uza1hem36 wrote:JDeuce23 wrote:I find it absolutely hilarious that Magic fans are crying about the officiating on their forum when the zebras CLEARLY favored Orlando in both Game 1 and 2. Cleveland shot 26 free throws in Game 2...Orlando shot 25. Gee, how lopsided can it get? Christ...I hope the Cavs get that kind of treatment on the road in the next two games. In the 2nd qtr alone tonight, the Cavs were in the penalty with what...8:30 to go until halftime? How often does that happen to the home team in the playoffs?
In the 4th quarter, LBJ got hacked by two guys on a drive, lost the ball, picked it up in a crowd and got fouled by Howard (probably the third or fourth foul of that same drive). That could have easily have been a turnover, but we were lucky enough to get it back. We can also talk about the pair of charges called on LBJ late in the game. One may have been legit, but not both.
Then in the last minute, LBJ drives, gets bumped, no call...then gets called for traveling (a legit call among many others which weren't). Right after that on the other end, the Cavs did a great job on defense...the clock was winding down and the Magic should have been forced to rush a shot, but the refs bailed them out with an incredibly cheap call. Hedo used his elbow to clear space, yet somehow Pavlovic gets whistled...guaranteeing Orlando gets a chance for the last possession. Wtf?? In that situation, a foul really shouldn't be called unless the defender blatantly crashes into the ball handler. I didn't even see minimal contact from Sasha. That should have been a no-call at worst. Otherwise, Mo should have been shooting two free throws at the end of Game 1 since he was hit harder than Hedo was there.
Shots like the one LBJ hit are the kind that can change the course of a series, if not the entire playoffs...and Stan van Jeremy knows it. He can spin the "we came here for a split" nonsense all he likes...to lose a game like this is crushing. All the Cavs have to do is win one of the next two in Orlando, and everything is back on serve. The pressure now shifts to the Magic...If Orlando doesn't beat Cleveland on Sunday AND Tuesday, all their hard work in the first two games is for naught. The Magic are good for at least one choke job per round at home. Let's hope it comes as soon as Sunday.
Calls went bad for both teams all night, there were a lot of questionable calls for both teams not just one over the other. How ever, I think Orlando fans are upset by the fact that LeBron pushed off and actually had the ball in his hand longer then one second, regardless, again, great shot, time for both teams to move on to game 3.
Are you kidding about the refferees??
