LeBron's "Charging" call was bogus.

[BigTicket]

Posting again because homer OP seems to be ignoring it:

Watch his right elbow, he hits Hibbert's arm away. Seriously take the homer goggles off.

Bullshit, he has both hands on the ball and only moved his arms to try to get an open shot.

Read the rule (e) posted, Lebron didn't lead with his knee or leg in an unnatural position, and he didn't use his off arm to prevent Hibbert from blocking.

Should have been a foul on Hibbert, and it's a pretty easy call too. But as I said earlier the Pacers would have won anyway.

[edrick]

No matter how much you hate heat, that call was wrong. If ref wasn't sure, it should have been a no-call.
see this image and tell me how hibbert went straight up? that is a clear foul and he is standing in the restricted area. You have to go straight up if you want to defend in the restricted area.
Tell me how is that going straight up? he is not even set.

The refs let Hibbert get away with more BS than any other big I can think of. Not sure what's up with that.

[poido123]

Ok, well now that you guys have stopped complaining, Dan Crawford will lead you guys in game 7.

So stop stressing.

[funnystuff]

Game was rigged to create a game 7.

What do you expect?

[BigTicket]

Game was rigged to create a game 7.

What do you expect?

The game wasn't rigged, just one bad call.

[La Frescobaldi]

The game wasn't rigged, just one bad call.

that's what I had thought about the entire series actually.

I can't even imagine being a ref in these games. The players are incredibly faster than anything on the planet. They are so far above d1 college level ... but not yet just 1 or 2 on the court at that level........ ALL 10 of them are playing at that accelerated level!!

That said, Joey Crawford is a chump and a tool

[Blue&Orange]

Lebrontards going frame by frame trying to find a still image that they can sell has not being an offensive call


This shit it's too funny.

[sdot_thadon]

Lebrontards going frame by frame trying to find a still image that they can sell has not being an offensive call


This shit it's too funny.

I dunno man, from where I'm sitting that screen says alot. It clearly shkws Hibbert in a non-straight up position. His arms are in Lebron's space........

[STATUTORY]

I dunno man, from where I'm sitting that screen says alot. It clearly shkws Hibbert in a non-straight up position. His arms are in Lebron's space........

after the whistle was already blown, foul occurred earlier

[miles berg]

Should have been a no call, it was just a great play by Hibbert.

[Derka]

I dunno man, from where I'm sitting that screen says alot. It clearly shkws Hibbert in a non-straight up position. His arms are in Lebron's space........

That screen is after the contact Lebron has already made by jumping into Hibbert's space. The foul was prior to that screenshot.

[Clifton]

You're right that it was a bad call OP. But,

I already said in my previous posting that the NBA wants a Game 6/7 for this series, and they made it happen.

This is totally irrational. "the NBA wants" the Heat on the brink? For what reason? What the NBA wants is at least one relevant, entertaining team in the 7-game finals series that will be played on network TV. They are faced with the prospect of a Spurs-Pacers finals, which is a ratings disaster in the making. Wouldn't they do everything possible to get the Heat over the hump?

What's happened is the Pacers play such great D that refs don't expect fouls from them. This results in a few close calls per game (and one that wasn't close, like this one) going the Pacers' way. It's not a conspiracy. The conspiracy would point the other direction. "The NBA" wants the Lebron-as-God narrative, not Pacers-Spurs.

[Qwyjibo]

I thought it should have been a no-call too. Play on. If you forced me to call a foul either way, it would probably be on Hibbert.

[LikeABosh]

Should have been a no call. Closer to a foul on Hibbert if anything. Refs weren't really bad last game though.

[Hittin_Shots]

Hibbert straight up, Lebron knee first then clears hibbert's arms, stay mad nutthuggers.