09-25-2020, 09:46 AM
(09-25-2020, 09:16 AM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/...8379625473
I fully expected to see the referees respond to the Lakers complaints by giving Lebron calls and they absolutely did not disappoint. Reggie Miller commented on as the game was ending then Kenny Smith brought it up too on the post game. Of course everyone can only 'mention' it sarcastically and move on or they'd be looking at fines and action from the league.
I watched the calls and Lebron was getting the tier 1 Harden treatment especially when he drove to the hoop. It literally is impossible to play good defense on a guy that drives into your body if the ref is going to do what they did. Then to top it off Lebron got away with mugging Murray which was clear on replay at a key bucket as the Nuggets were closing the gap with the game still in play.
Of course it wasn't lost on Mike Malone
What an absolute sham.
Quote:In the aftermath of Denver’s Game 4 loss to the Lakers, Malone quipped he’d be going “through the proper channels” to make sure the NBA saw exactly what the Nuggets saw. It was a line ripped directly from Lakers coach Frank Vogel, who disclosed to reporters Wednesday that his team submitted plays to the league concerning LeBron James.
Malone wouldn’t say whether he felt the Lakers’ ploy had any effect on what became a difficult whistle Thursday night, but there was no hiding his frustration at the free-throw disparity. The Lakers got to the line 35 times compared to just 23 trips for the Nuggets. James and Anthony Davis went there 28 times alone to help stake Los Angeles’ 3-1 series lead.
Personally I consider this series handed to the Lakers on the strength of this alone because the game was close enough that the friendly Lebron and Laker fouls could easily have flipped the series 2-2.
Murray and company know it but they understand that in the NBA the calls are just as political as the rest of the league.
They have to "wait their turn" to earn ref respect. Evidently right now its still King James turn. Malones comments were almost comical given that he had to avoid getting fined as well as hope his team can get a more fair shot next game.
What a crock.
Quote:“We’ll watch the film and send our clips in. We’ll reach out to the NBA and kind of make our points noted. … The NBA does a great job of listening. You hope that next game maybe some of those fouls are called.”
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His star counterpart Nikola Jokic was mired in foul trouble in the fourth quarter.
As diplomatically and respectfully as possible, Murray made his case.
“They’re trying to do their job,” Murray said. “I mean, I did get fouled on a few. We could see the replay clearly.