Western Conference | Round 2 | (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks (2-2)

[Johnny Firpo]

And so the ref baiting begins..

Luka was definitely fouled but he can't be so preoccupied with the officiating

We must have seen different plays, ayton was straight up.

Crowder just pushed him down to the floor, but the ball was already nowhere by then. I guess that should have been a Suns foul and Suns ball too, right? Is that a thing? I think it is, because no one had possession at that moment.

[Exp0sed]

Luka gonna have 60 this game....you don’t piss off a high end scorer - Luka either going to shoot them in or shoot them out of this game...he is on tilt...

He is on tilt, Crowder's smart
I think Luka got mad not cuz of the ayton foul (there was no foul and he knows it) but because Crowder pushed him to the ground when he was already halfway down

Rly smart to agitate him like this - clearly it works

[Jay_Sizzle]

That move by Booker.... if that was Giannis yesterday, Giannis would have been on the line.

And that is why officiating is roublesome.

I really thought Luka was moving and should've got the defensive foul.

[zshawn10]

I think Luka has the ability like Lebron to elevate the floor of team like crazy even in playoffs if you surround him with 3&D guys.

The problem is the mavs outside of one year have never done that

[Perseus1966]

That move by Booker.... if that was Giannis yesterday, Giannis would have been on the line.

And that is why officiating is roublesome.

i dont know if giannis would be on the lne ,but that wasnt offensive foul ,it was a gift to luka.

[life_saver]

Crowder gets away with so much bs

[leolozon]

And so the ref baiting begins..

Luka was definitely fouled but he can't be so preoccupied with the officiating

We must have seen different plays, ayton was straight up.

Crowder threw him on the ground... If not Ayton, Crowder for sure. That was a bush league move.

[Johnny Firpo]

And so the ref baiting begins..

Luka was definitely fouled but he can't be so preoccupied with the officiating

We must have seen different plays, ayton was straight up.

Agree, and play where they called offensive foul on Booker should have been 3rd on Luka since he was moving ...

He has one foul.

[zonedefense]

And so the ref baiting begins..

Luka was definitely fouled but he can't be so preoccupied with the officiating

We must have seen different plays, ayton was straight up.

Good no call. But that´s the kind of call many superstars get. And the push from Crowder afterwards wasn´t exactly clean. Refs just need to be consistent.

[CobraCommander]

Luka much bigger than Crowder lol

[zshawn10]

Why is Jae taking all these shots?

[Sal85012]

That move by Booker.... if that was Giannis yesterday, Giannis would have been on the line.

And that is why officiating is roublesome.

Yep complete garbage call

Luka better get called for that on the other end, Booker didnt lower the shoulder and Doncic was moving so how is that a foul?

[life_saver]

good closeout from Luka

[Perseus1966]

and Powell commited 2 moving screens ,refs missed them.

[fteru6uhre54ew]

Yeah Luka has to bring up his playoff mental game. That whole standing back, glaring, sarcastic smiling is only holding his team back with its distraction. I get that Luka's an emotional player and that's a strength for him, but there is point at which it starts becoming a focus on hard done by rather than executing (like not getting back on D or taking dumb fouls on D for revenge) that it distracts or even hurts his team.

He always has been like this. Warm blood but now he is better and whinning without lose his game. Before he loss the control of his game

[Archx]

Luka needs to get in shape and chill with the refs. That's his off season homework.

He having that Greyson meltdown internally- if he sat down he would have beat the hell out of the chair...but honestly Ayton was there...

Yeah i don't think it was foul either. He just crashed in to Ayton. But they made him mad so...

[zshawn10]

Now a Booker tech lol

[CobraCommander]

Wtf?

[azcatz11]

Why are the refs making this game all about them? Let’s these guys play absolute trash

[darmani]

What a joke