Thunder vs. Pacers NBA Finals Game Thread

[highwhey]

Saw the highlights, comments mention the refs everywhere. Can trusted ISH posters confirm if theres anything to it? It did seem weird when it looked like Indy was winning and then it cut to a 2 pt game again, so prob some FT binges inbetween that for OKC.

SGA 10 FTs again looks murky.

they definitely favored OKC. there was a very obvious foul shai comitted in the 4th and scored on it after fouling+traveling right in front of the ref...

doris burke's comment on that play specifically "that was a travel and possibly offensive foul but man, what a shot"

then on the other end, indy players were getting fouled and not getting the calls.

yes, we even had a very blatant foul where one of the OKC players runs into an indy defender, shoots the shot then the refs hold their whistle until they see if the shot when in or not and call it after it missed...commentators "boy, that was a really late whistle"

[tpols]

they definitely favored OKC. there was a very obvious foul shai comitted in the 4th and scored on it after fouling+traveling right in front of the ref...

doris burke's comment on that play specifically "that was a travel and possibly offensive foul but man, what a shot"

then on the other end, indy players were getting fouled and not getting the calls.

yes, we even had a very blatant foul where one of the OKC players runs into an indy defender, shoots the shot then the refs hold their whistle until they see if the shot when in or not and call it after it missed...commentators "boy, that was a really late whistle"

Yea I saw that too. SGA is allowed to chicken wing guys but if you breathe on him he'll flop and its a foul. Numerous other calls where I was like yup... theyre nudging okc to win this one. Indy should've known that though and played a harder 4th quarter.

[tpols]

Thunder went 34-38 from the free throw line? LOL.

Jalen Williams is pretty frustrating how hes allowed to barrell into the lane like bull in China shop and refs give him the call every time for contact he created. And then you've got SGA the finesse flopper. There like fire and ice James Harden.

Hard to beat when your superstars get vastly less calls. Siakam and Haliburton get zero whistles compared to these guys. Only way to win when youre dogged this bad is to get hot from 3 and even that might not be enough.

[highwhey]

Yea I saw that too. SGA is allowed to chicken wing guys but if you breathe on him he'll flop and its a foul. Numerous other calls where I was like yup... theyre nudging okc to win this one. Indy should've known that though and played a harder 4th quarter.

yeah i got the feeling too. indy has some blame in losing this since they had plenty of opportunities to create a bigger lead and pull away. however, the refs seemed like they wanted to step on their heels whenever the lead kept growing.

[GOBB]

Shaq got away with offensive fouls on Mutombo in the nba finals. I as a fan had to eat it. I as a fan had to listen to folks say the Sixers got smoked. I was told to get over it. Nothing ever came about Shaq blatantly offensive fouls until years later when refs started calling them fouls. What’s my point? Get over it.

SGA!
SGA!
SGA!

[AlternativeAcc.]

Saw the highlights, comments mention the refs everywhere. Can trusted ISH posters confirm if theres anything to it? It did seem weird when it looked like Indy was winning and then it cut to a 2 pt game again, so prob some FT binges inbetween that for OKC.

SGA 10 FTs again looks murky.

The majority of SGAs FTs came in the final 2 minutes

The reffing was fair

[tontoz]

The majority of SGAs FTs came in the final 2 minutes

The reffing was fair

6 of SGA's free throws were in the last minute. Anyone complaining about his free throws didn't watch the game.

[Axe]

yeah i got the feeling too. indy has some blame in losing this since they had plenty of opportunities to create a bigger lead and pull away. however, the refs seemed like they wanted to step on their heels whenever the lead kept growing.

They sucked in the fourth. All they had to do was to maintain their lead. But yes, the game was also rigged against them in their own floor.

[GOBB]

Where them (pacers) fans at? Where them (pacers) fans at? Whoa whoa whoa whoa got my boots on the ground.

[ArbitraryWater]

6 of SGA's free throws were in the last minute. Anyone complaining about his free throws didn't watch the game.

Well yea, thats what I literally asked for


What about OKC with 38 FTs? legit?

[brownmamba00]

Shaq got away with offensive fouls on Mutombo in the nba finals. I as a fan had to eat it. I as a fan had to listen to folks say the Sixers got smoked. I was told to get over it. Nothing ever came about Shaq blatantly offensive fouls until years later when refs started calling them fouls. What’s my point? Get over it.

SGA!
SGA!
SGA!

That was Shaq bruh 7 2 400lbs paint beast is a lot different than these scrawny okc guards that keep floppin all over the shits.

[tontoz]

Well yea, thats what I literally asked for


What about OKC with 38 FTs? legit?

OKC shot half the 3s and got 5 more foul shots, several of which were intentional fouls at the end.



Foster was annoying though. He wants the game to be about him.

[Wally450]

Are there any Pacers fans on this site?

[Axe]

Reggie43 and probably that brownmamba guy.

[Meticode]

Are there any Pacers fans on this site?

I should be. Technically Indiana and Indianapolis is closer to Cincinnati than Cleveland is.