Around The League: Watch Other Teams In the Playoffs Edition

[Xatticus]

Wow! NBA just lost any credibility they had left with how the end of that first quarter was officiated. I know a sweep is bad for business, but wow...this is worse than the 2009 ECF.

what?yeah propably thats why they helped Warriors players to stay in the game too?

I think the refs got a little more balanced as the game went along...still horribly officiated. The Dubs couldn't control their emotions.

The first quarter though, was plainly a fix. Go back and re-watch first quarter if you missed game and listened to just highlights the next dy...Cavs shot more free throws in one quarter then most teams get in an entire game, I don't want to hear they were aggressive. Richard Jefferson and Imman Shumpert were the one's getting superstar respect and taking those FT'S...and then knocking down holding Dubs players on other end -- refs were swallowing whistle. Kyrie over the back's, traveling...just made me sick as a basketball fan to watch that kind officiating. First quarter was worse than Lakers/Kings, Cavs/Magic 09'.

If you buy into Donaghy's claims in his book, this is just standard operating procedure for the NBA in extending the durations of series that generate revenue. Last year it was the Draymond suspension, which I thought was absurd. I wonder who the league's new Dick Bavettas are.

[Nemesis21]

Don't really like seeing Durant win and easy one, but love seeing Lebron punked 4 out of 5 games! Still think Durant could have won one with Westbrook.

[pepe1991]

Javale McGee, nba champion . 3 more and he is up there with Shaq

[Optimus_Steel]

Happy for Durant. Good dude. Did anyone see Steph smoking a cigar on live TV? Lol.


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[OrlandoNed]

Don't really like seeing Durant win and easy one, but love seeing Lebron punked 4 out of 5 games! Still think Durant could have won one with Westbrook.

Durant was never going to win with Westbrook, that's why he left. Westbrook just does not play championship basketball. The Thunder offense of your-turn, my-turn ISO garbage was always going to hold them back.

[Optimus_Steel]

Don't really like seeing Durant win and easy one, but love seeing Lebron punked 4 out of 5 games! Still think Durant could have won one with Westbrook.

Durant was never going to win with Westbrook, that's why he left. Westbrook just does not play championship basketball. The Thunder offense of your-turn, my-turn ISO garbage was always going to hold them back.

I agree. That's what I've felt and thus had no issue with Durant leaving. He was with RW for what like 7 years, he knows the guy well and choose to leave him for a reason. RW also doesnt seem like the easiest guy to get along wtih either, he seems to go out of his way to act surly.

[PrimeThyme]

The issue for me was never Durant leaving, It was always the fact that he went to the team he was up 3-1 on in the western conference finals who had already won 73 games that year. If he goes to any other team like Boston, Washington, Portland, San Antonio, etc. I have no problem with it at all but the fact that it was Golden state makes it hard for me to respect.

[Nemesis21]

The issue for me was never Durant leaving, It was always the fact that he went to the team he was up 3-1 on in the western conference finals who had already won 73 games that year. If he goes to any other team like Boston, Washington, Portland, San Antonio, etc. I have no problem with it at all but the fact that it was Golden state makes it hard for me to respect.

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