Bob Ryan with the correct take, as per usual.
Gotta say Lebron was pretty damn good too. Edge to Jaylen cause the C's won.Jaylen Brown was the best player on a floor that included LeBron, Tatum and AD.
That said, Brogdon is the Wolf from Pulp Fiction.
did the Celtics get cheated when Time Lord was fouled at end of regulation v. Knicks? maybe the foul on LeBron was worse--I've sure seen a lot more replays of the LeBron non-call than the TL non-call.Sweet tears.
View: https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1619562487762001924
Anthony Davis: “we got cheated tonight.”
Great player, short-sighted GM, the former pays for the shortcomings of the latter.Poor Lebron. Magnificent player handcuffed to this corpse of a team. I mean, I know he chose this, but it is hard to watch a player so transcendent get let down by his idiot teammates.
plus some iffy calls that put Jaylen in foul trouble. Obviously, LeBron situation is dramatic bc right at end of game, but you're right that it doesn't mean other calls/non-calls can be ignored.So does that retroactively give us all the FTs on at least 10 drives the C's had with the same level of contact?
And this is another reason why I'm a hockey guy at my core. There are more complaints in a week of the NBA on officiating that a whole season of the NHLplus some iffy calls that put Jaylen in foul trouble. Obviously, LeBron situation is dramatic bc right at end of game, but you're right that it doesn't mean other calls/non-calls can be ignored.
yep, NBA games can be very frustrating for this reason. I guess one takeaway is try to avoid close games (?!)And this is another reason why I'm a hockey guy at my core. There are more complaints in a week of the NBA on officiating that a whole season of the NHL
How many players in the NBA have retired by winning a Championship? A few but not too many.on the contrary, it is hilarious and of his own making. he is the defacto GM of this disaster of a team. he made this mess for himself. now he gets to rot away and never make the playoffs again.
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lol boo hoo?How many players in the NBA have retired by winning a Championship? A few but not too many.
He may never make the playoffs again but his list of accomplishments are pretty impressive:
James has won four NBA championships, four NBA MVP awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards, three All-Star MVP awards, and two Olympic gold medals.
James has scored the most points in the playoffs, the most career points (playoffs and regular season combined),[1] the second most regular season points (Soon to be #1), and has the sixth most career assists.
I wouldn't mind rotting away with those stats. Nobody lasts forever. And let's not forget unless he's real stupid he must be set for life financially. That hardly qualifies as a "LOL" IMO.
This.Lebron been Euro stepping and driving his shoulder into defenders for two decades. One missed call and everyone wants an FBI investigation.
thats nice but he's a legacy driven ego maniac and this ensures he'll never get as many rings as Jordan.How many players in the NBA have retired by winning a Championship? A few but not too many.
He may never make the playoffs again but his list of accomplishments are pretty impressive:
James has won four NBA championships, four NBA MVP awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards, three All-Star MVP awards, and two Olympic gold medals.
James has scored the most points in the playoffs, the most career points (playoffs and regular season combined),[1] the second most regular season points (Soon to be #1), and has the sixth most career assists.
I wouldn't mind rotting away with those stats. Nobody lasts forever. And let's not forget unless he's real stupid he must be set for life financially. That hardly qualifies as a "LOL" IMO.
They're not missing the playoffs. Not with the trash that occupies the bottom half of the western conference.on the contrary, it is hilarious and of his own making. he is the defacto GM of this disaster of a team. he made this mess for himself. now he gets to rot away and never make the playoffs again.
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The last miss in the Knicks game was especially bizarre and even more telegraphed of a miss than usual. I agree about the pitcher and wayward release point comp with Brown-- like a spiked change up, buried too much in the palm and aimed instead of thrown without any conviction.I’m sure this is more true of other players than I am thinking, but because I tend to pay very close attention to JB’s free throws I can say I’ve never seen another player whose FT makes and misses can be called out so accurately simply based on the release.
When he misses, it is most likely front-rimmed from short-arming it. It’s like a pitcher losing his arm slot or aiming it. Again, I’m sure this is true for everyone to some degree but the difference for JB is really stark, it’s either center cut make or really bad short miss.
Amen brother.That missed call gets us back about 1% of the 2010 Game 7 ref whistle fest on us that cost us a ring. They can fuck themselves into the next galaxy.
I htink that I agree with you, and in my Brogdon zeal probably didn't flesh out why Brogdon was so awesome. He had one of those special Marcus Smart-like nights where he might not be in the opening segment, but he did / does literally everything right with bringing the team together. He did so many small things (and some large) so perfectly last night.Jaylen Brown was the best player on a floor that included LeBron, Tatum and AD.
That said, Brogdon is the Wolf from Pulp Fiction.
Fuck LeBronLebron said only his team gets screwed by the refs? LeBron gets no calls?
was he fouled? Yep.But come on. No one in history of league gets more calls.
It's surreal. Everybody who reads gamethreads knows how I feel about NBA officiating. What makes this so fascinating is that the Celtics literally just lost their previous game in EXACTLY the same fashion. Timelord was hacked at the buzzer of regulation, even more egregiously than Lebron was. Not only wasn't there a call, but Reggie Miller and his TV counterpart called it a "great block" multiple times, even as the replays showed how it was unmistakenly a foul. C's go on to lose in OT, just as the Lakers did.Man, LeBron has lost it. Not his game, he’s still an elite player, but this season is a total meltdown. Suggesting a league-wide conspiracy multiple times should get him a 6-figure fine for gambling purposes if nothing else, but of course instead the league went out of its way to cater to him by making known they blew a call immediately after, which has happened…never?
The teams in the play-in slots out west are presently Dallas, Phoenix, Utah and the defending champs.They're not missing the playoffs. Not with the trash that occupies the bottom half of the western conference.
Right. I think the Celtics can brush this stuff off because they're the best team in the NBA and they're largely happy to be playing with each other. The Lakers, otoh, are spiraling and looking for someone to blame. Rather than having a rational response, e.g., everyone gets jobbed sometimes and you have to keep playing, they're positing league conspiracies. It's kind of pathetic!It's surreal. Everybody who reads gamethreads knows how I feel about NBA officiating. What makes this so fascinating is that the Celtics literally just lost their previous game in EXACTLY the same fashion. Timelord was hacked at the buzzer of regulation, even more egregiously than Lebron was. Not only wasn't there a call, but Reggie Miller and his TV counterpart called it a "great block" multiple times, even as the replays showed how it was unmistakenly a foul. C's go on to lose in OT, just as the Lakers did.
Did the league acknowledge the blatant missed call? No. Did the announcers ever mention that maybe the Knicks got away with one? No. Did Timelord crumble to the ground and scream to the heavens that he was wronged? No. It was treated as just another terribly officiated game that resulted in a tough loss. The C's said nary a word.