Post#272 » by Cubbies2120 » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:44 am
The Nuggets shot their first free throw of the night with 2:27 left in the 3rd quarter against the Raptors. Note, they shot 55 shots inside the 3pt line tonight and had 40 points in the paint by this point.
Meanwhile, we're watching Embiid get the softest whistle in NBA history (potentially) and having 76ers fans argue it's the right call vs the entire General Board. Here's the free throw timeline of Embiid against the Timberwolves in just the 1st quarter:
8:31 - Free throws 1+2
8:08 - Free throws 3+4
2:45 - Free throws 5+6
0:31 - Free throws 7+8
We can stop here because that's more than Denver had as a team in a full game against the Raptors tonight despite scoring 62 points in the paint.
The referee who ejected Jokic in Chicago hasn't refereed since January 13. Of note, while he swallowed his whistle for Jokic, he played a huge role in gifting Giannis 36 free throws the very next night. That was the last game he was involved in.
People are starting to notice the discrepancy between how teams and players are being officiated. I get that it's exciting when you're the beneficiary of such egregious discrepancy, but life long fans of the "boring" teams are getting fed up.
Jokic 5x MVP train