1/13 | Saturday Game Thread

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DeRozan gonna follow up a 25k fine in the Dragic scrum with another 25k fine just days later

[CrazyKnicks]

Block was clean, but can argue that Curry got fouled on the dribble with the defender bumping him from behind. Either way the refs should let them play at the end not call a foul like that on that block.

[BetterCallSaul]

DeRozan was out, but KD also kicked the ball earlier and that didn't get called.

the same way derozan kicked the ball out of Klay hands and didnt get called for it

It's not a kick ball if it's inadvertent.

I'd be willing to admit DeMar knew what he was doing lol.

[Detective]

You guys all noticed our crowd right? It's been that intense for years, and we ride and die with this team, no matter what.

Now, I have a dream to one day see that same intensity from our crowd in the Finals.

Just imagine how more we would scream and cheer in that setting? With the additional 10,000-15,000 outside the arena, rain or shine, doing the same. RealGM would be shutdown for days, too.

Maybe one day

WHAT A GAME. SO PROUD OF THIS TEAM. SO MUCH HEART

[TdotBasketball]

At the end of the day show up at the start of the game and play that amazing D in both halves and you pull out the win.

Wow look at the choice of words of this pathetic imbecile after the full out proof of kd going out of bounds and that so called foul on curry has been posted.

S3 - Personal attacks like this are not acceptable at all.

[heatwillbeback]

Derozan was out when he touched it. What’s the issue- they got it right.

Cuban saying they can’t go back... ugh, it was all the same scrum. One continuous scrum.

And they got it right. That’s the most important thing.

No, this is the issue. The referees follow a very very strict protocol for these reviews in order not to open a can of worms and set a bad precedent.
They are reviewing their initial call that curry hit it out. If they now decide to review the 1-2 seconds before it, then technically they should also review the baseline scramble where durant may have stepped out when his other foot touched it etc.
And technically, if they can review 2 seconds before the out of bounds, they can review the entire play.

There's a reason refs have had to deal with teams getting mad at them for not reversing stuff like this, it's because they aren't allowed. I'm not upset, but Cuban is right, doing this goes exactly against the protocol that is there to protect them.

You know what- I read the rule (which hasn’t been cited here yet) and I tend to agree now. The replay was poorly done.

I am still not going to be up in arms because they got it right. Seems silly still to argue technical points when the end result was right.

Edit- this is the rule

Per NBA.com: "Referees can only initiate a review on a called out-of-bounds play (for example, not one where an out-of-bounds might have occurred) and only those involving doubt as to which player caused the ball to go out (not those, for example, where a player stepped on the line)."

[RaptorsLife]

west got so many disappointing teams

people hyped up okc, nuggets, pelicans but only wolves are living up to there hype

OKC is certainly disappointing but Nugs are good. I don't recall anyone hyping the Pels. IIRC, just as many people were predicting Boogie/Brow would collapse spectacularly than predicting they would be good. They appear to be somewhere in the middle.

I mean okc is 5th seed and only 23-20. bottom half of west is pretty average I expected nuggets and pelicans to be better. millsap injured so that's a excuse

[TdotBasketball]

You guys all noticed our crowd right? It's been that intense for years, and we ride and die with this team, no matter what.

Now, I have a dream to one day see that same intensity from our crowd in the Finals.

Just imagine how more we would scream and cheer in that setting? With the additional 10,000-15,000 outside the arena, rain or shine, doing the same. RealGM would be shutdown for days, too.

Maybe one day

WHAT A GAME. SO PROUD OF THIS TEAM. SO MUCH HEART

Our arena should just turnout to one of those ECW crowds when we receive dumbs calls then too.

[GooniesNeverDie]

At the end of the day show up at the start of the game and play that amazing D in both halves and you pull out the win.

the Raps had some brainfarts but the Warriors were just outstanding in the 1st half.. that offense is so pretty. they keep moving, passing and cutting with 2 MVP players and the 2nd greatest shooter of all time.. you show on Klay and bam they hit you with a backdoor. Unreal.

[BetterCallSaul]

He got the body. Barely. Fine with either call or no call there. It’s legitimately 50/50

Yea I’m on the fence. Sucky answer. Welcome to the world of close calls.

Would this call be made if Curry was Tyus Jones and Poeltl was LeBron James?

Maybe.

Tyus Jones is small. Lebron is big. I know what you are getting at with star power, but I also think there is a bias with smaller players getting hit.

It’s why Lebron doesn’t lead the league in FTA as he should have every year he has been in the league.

No man, you know he wouldn't get called for it. That's what people are mad about. Sure, you can say it's 50/50 because it's a tough call to make and you can tell Kirkland was looking at the bodies and may not have even seen that Poeltl got the block up top so clean before the body contact, but if the roles are reversed he gives the benefit to the star.
It's frustrating but it happened throughout this game. Draymond got every body contact call he wanted and meanwhile on the other end Poeltl and Siakam are running into the paint getting banged every time with nothing

[RaptorsLife]

Pfft, they'll just apologize.

Was thinking the same. Glad Mark Cuban mentioned it.

Hands down should of been Raptors ball.
Durant looked like he was out of bounds. Why not go back another 5 seconds and review that?

knowing the refs they will say it was just a 'late' call. Regardless, good game to watch.

who cares. When we play them in June. Lowry should be healthy

[Steelo Green]

At the end of the day show up at the start of the game and play that amazing D in both halves and you pull out the win.

Wow look at the choice of words of this pathetic imbecile after the full out proof of kd going out of bounds and that so called foul on curry has been posted.

Why are you personally attacking anyone?

[KnightofHyrule]

Derozan was out when he touched it. What’s the issue- they got it right.

Cuban saying they can’t go back... ugh, it was all the same scrum. One continuous scrum.

And they got it right. That’s the most important thing.

Also a part of this so called "continuous" scrum is KD touching the ball while out of bounds apparently:



You see, how far are you allowed to go back? Is there a rule that says "2 seconds is fine but 6 seconds isn't"?

[reload141]

At the end of the day show up at the start of the game and play that amazing D in both halves and you pull out the win.

Wow look at the choice of words of this pathetic imbecile after the full out proof of kd going out of bounds and that so called foul on curry has been posted.

Have a report.

[anthony00]

At the end of the day show up at the start of the game and play that amazing D in both halves and you pull out the win.

Wow look at the choice of words of this pathetic imbecile after the full out proof of kd going out of bounds and that so called foul on curry has been posted.

Why are you personally attacking anyone?

snitch lol

[BetterCallSaul]

Derozan was out when he touched it. What’s the issue- they got it right.

Cuban saying they can’t go back... ugh, it was all the same scrum. One continuous scrum.

And they got it right. That’s the most important thing.

No, this is the issue. The referees follow a very very strict protocol for these reviews in order not to open a can of worms and set a bad precedent.
They are reviewing their initial call that curry hit it out. If they now decide to review the 1-2 seconds before it, then technically they should also review the baseline scramble where durant may have stepped out when his other foot touched it etc.
And technically, if they can review 2 seconds before the out of bounds, they can review the entire play.

There's a reason refs have had to deal with teams getting mad at them for not reversing stuff like this, it's because they aren't allowed. I'm not upset, but Cuban is right, doing this goes exactly against the protocol that is there to protect them.

You know what- I read the rule (which hasn’t been cited here yet) and I tend to agree now. The replay was poorly done.

I am still not going to be up in arms because they got it right. Seems silly still to argue technical points when the end result was right.

Edit- this is the rule

Per NBA.com: "Referees can only initiate a review on a called out-of-bounds play (for example, not one where an out-of-bounds might have occurred) and only those involving doubt as to which player caused the ball to go out (not those, for example, where a player stepped on the line)."

They got it right, but Durant was out of bounds before that. So now what? Haha.

[Steelo Green]

Wow look at the choice of words of this pathetic imbecile after the full out proof of kd going out of bounds and that so called foul on curry has been posted.

Why are you personally attacking anyone?

snitch lol

And we wonder why our fan base is hated by everyone else.

[anthony00]

Why are you personally attacking anyone?

snitch lol

And we wonder why our fan base is hated by everyone else.

i am a thunder fan

[Steelo Green]

snitch lol

And we wonder why our fan base is hated by everyone else.

i am a thunder fan

My mistake.

I wouldn't consider it "snitching" to call someone out who personally attacks someone when all they did was state their opinion.

[clyde21]

Great game Raps fans a juggernaut team on their hands potentially.