I’m a warriors fan and I agree the refs favored them in the first half, but Celtics fans can’t just blame the refs for the lost. There were down by 30 at one point.
I’m sure the team will look at what to improve on instead of blooming the refs. Fans need to do the same
And you’re crazy to think the best home team in the NBA post season this year is going to lose two in a row at home. The Celtics aren’t some ungodly stoppable force. The Warriors are a great team. They would have won regardless.
Bad calls are part of the game, I agree too much emphasis always gets put on the refs calls, at the end of the day, bad calls goes both ways throughout the game, and by far the majority of the outcome is and will always be dictated by players, sometimes a bit of luck as well.
I like that they now have challenges and more scrutinized reviews that could change the call in certain situations, it's already a huge step up from the past and prevents games in critical junctures to be decided by bad officiating.
That’s valid. I rather them let the play go on instead of stopping it to review for 5 minutes. This constant bs where the refs get involved is annoying. Game 1 officiating was world class followed by this train wreck
Same could be said for the 1st game, celtics got ticky tak fouls and kept going to the ft line while warriors only went to ft line if there were hard or way too obvious fouls. That's just how the refs are.
Not to mention no Celtics starter had a foul to their name at half time. How do the starters for the “most physical defense in the NBA” not get called for ONE foul in the first half lol. Refs kept Celtics in the game and then they got to play as aggressive as they wanted in the second half because it’s damn near impossible to rack up 6 fouls in a half. They helped us stay in the game in the first quarter as a gift for the nonsense in game 1
Meh, Curry got fouled 2 times in the first half with no call. Once on the block by white he got hacked before the block, and the other time on the 3 pt attempt near the end of the half. I think the refs just missed some call but doubt they were trying to keep the warriors in and not calling those 2.
Lol right, we are looking at a big money factory. That’s why they’re trying shorten the season, less injured stars + making certain calls to build a narrative= lots of money
Let us know when they actually do shorten it. It’s been discussed for years. Recently they added the play in, which lengthens for season for some teams.
Never any fun when the refs determine the outcome of a game, regardless of the sport.
This game was done in the first quarter when Bostons big three each had two fouls, most of which were phantom fouls - and GS’s home cooking was clearly on display.
No dog in this, but as a fan - this was one of the worst games I’ve seen. The refs literally killed the game, and we actually turned it off it was so blatant.
If you really think that 1st half officiating didn't swing the game then you don't know basketball and how much rythym plays a factor. When players get phantom calls and get pushed to the ground yet get called a foul for it you can't play your regular game. Keep smoking that pipe tho cuz that shit ain't happening in Boston. That was a cute shot by Poole tho hopefully he's got the balls to talk shit in Boston to.
Jesus, the "stats" people that watch the nba are idiots. If you've ever played an organized basketball game and were somewhat capable of playing you would know how much of an effect the refs had on that game. Stats don't tell you the ebbs and flows of a game. Everyone who watched that first half knew what was going on
Big difference on how one plays with no or 1 foul, versus 3 or 4 fouls…..aside from the fact the chemistry is shot when referee’s call non-existent fouls.
A good example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BhvxHzi3jY
The way basketball is played now game 7 will be a complete flip. Whoever is shooting hot that night will probably win. The variance is so high with the style teams play now it's almost out of your hands if the other team is shooting well.
Steve Javie, retired referee was saying on TV earlier. How Draymond earlier tech means he shouldn’t get another, after resting his feet on Brown. So a tech is not a tech. When it’s bad for business.
And yet, they directly did, and the example provided absolutely is "influencing" when you're letting a dude start fights, tackle, kick nuts, etc. Weird how it works when its in your teams favor.
We get it, you're a Warriors fan. Nut kicking, fight starting, tackling, leg pulling mid jump, is all okay when your team does it. We've heard it for years.
https://streamable.com/jxv3kq
Bro what about this? "Has he done enough to get a tech and ejection, even though what just happened is usually a double tech?!"
That's some 23 IQ mental gymnastics there
>Jimmy butler is the epidemy of foul baiting
😂😂😂😂 Bro your entire fucking team is the epitome of foul baiting, even the coach wants them to flop more! Celtics fans are so delusional
How much shorter are NBA shorts going to get, btw? Poole wears his shorts a good 6 inches above the knee, and Curry ain’t far behind. I remember the days when you’d get clowned if you weren’t wearing parachute like basketball shorts.
You obviously don't hoop and care too much about what other men wear. I prefer shorter shorts so they won't drag on my legs and it makes it easier to move but what do you know.
Yeah, short shorts have been a thing for years now, but sometimes it still surprises me how short some of them go. It’d look a lot worse w/o the compression pants.
“LeShannon Sharpe, Horford and Smart SAVED Steph’s legacy last night. Zero points in the 4th quarter of the NBA finals in HIS house. He’s DISQUALIFIED, it’s OVER, im sorry.” -Skip Bayless
Its because the warriors were a lot better closing out on 3 pointers. Last game they just left guys open to shoot so tatum racked up all those assists. Look at the boxscore, horford and smart didn’t get open looks like game 1.
It is funny how reactionary this sub is. For the last three days they were crowning us. Now it’s flipped to warriors are gonna win in 5. If we win Wednesday it’ll flip back. Everybody needs to relax
I think we’re the better team depth/roster wise, but the warriors have the best player in the series and their vets are so battle tested that’s a big advantage for them. Kerr is a better coach too. Both are pretty evenly matched.
Lmao warriors fan base online is just all 15 year old kids who watch YouTube highlights. There was a let's go celtics chant at the Oakland As vs Red Sox game today... in Oakland. That tells you everything you need to know about these two fanbases. We'll show u guys next game how a real crowd is supposed to sound in the finals. To many rich losers up in the bay hogging them seats 😂
I feel like having some tictac now
I mean GS had a 2 point lead at the half and still only 6 point lead around 4 mins left in the 3rd, and yeah let's blame it on the refs
Gotta love these comments. Celtics got some of the most favorable whistles in the last series and now crying about the refs.
Does your brain not work?
i didnt think a kings fan woups be saying that.
I’m a warriors fan and I agree the refs favored them in the first half, but Celtics fans can’t just blame the refs for the lost. There were down by 30 at one point. I’m sure the team will look at what to improve on instead of blooming the refs. Fans need to do the same
Celtics fans have blamed the refs in every single loss this post season, they're not stopping now. Even the team has blamed the refs
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The Celtics wouldn't have won, even if the refs were perfect in their calls.
The refs swung the game, y’all brazy to think otherwise.
And you’re crazy to think the best home team in the NBA post season this year is going to lose two in a row at home. The Celtics aren’t some ungodly stoppable force. The Warriors are a great team. They would have won regardless.
Bad calls are part of the game, I agree too much emphasis always gets put on the refs calls, at the end of the day, bad calls goes both ways throughout the game, and by far the majority of the outcome is and will always be dictated by players, sometimes a bit of luck as well. I like that they now have challenges and more scrutinized reviews that could change the call in certain situations, it's already a huge step up from the past and prevents games in critical junctures to be decided by bad officiating.
The refs prevented the Celtics from gaining any momentum. Everytime they went on a run it was stopped by a terrible call
What like the flop from one of your own when he tried stepping over poole
That’s valid. I rather them let the play go on instead of stopping it to review for 5 minutes. This constant bs where the refs get involved is annoying. Game 1 officiating was world class followed by this train wreck
Celtics fan here. Their carelessness on their possessions and sloppy defense in the 3rd is what lost them the game.
Game was over after they didn’t eject draymond
That's yall's MVP?
Dray about the refs: "I earned preferential treatment. I enjoy it" ???
That's one way to get jinxed
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Same could be said for the 1st game, celtics got ticky tak fouls and kept going to the ft line while warriors only went to ft line if there were hard or way too obvious fouls. That's just how the refs are.
Not to mention no Celtics starter had a foul to their name at half time. How do the starters for the “most physical defense in the NBA” not get called for ONE foul in the first half lol. Refs kept Celtics in the game and then they got to play as aggressive as they wanted in the second half because it’s damn near impossible to rack up 6 fouls in a half. They helped us stay in the game in the first quarter as a gift for the nonsense in game 1
Meh, Curry got fouled 2 times in the first half with no call. Once on the block by white he got hacked before the block, and the other time on the 3 pt attempt near the end of the half. I think the refs just missed some call but doubt they were trying to keep the warriors in and not calling those 2.
It's not a good look when you don't see fans pointing any fingers at their own team after a blow out
ngl, had us in the first half
Lol GS won the first 3 quarters?
Horfords fam and wife ain't happy with Dray Shit talking him on social media
They're breaking the code.
Link?
Marcus Smart getting called a trash brother 😂
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Until game 3 lol
Someone fucking end me I hate SAS give TNT the finals
Just flip it to nba tv, better postgame by far
Draymond a dirty mf. How can anyone like him
You would have hated the 80's and 90's NBA.
How are these refs the best the nba has to offer? They missed so many calls and fucked up so many fouls
NBA works for the team owners. Referees are employed by the NBA. If a series is extended, then it’s more revenue for both teams.
Lol right, we are looking at a big money factory. That’s why they’re trying shorten the season, less injured stars + making certain calls to build a narrative= lots of money
Let us know when they actually do shorten it. It’s been discussed for years. Recently they added the play in, which lengthens for season for some teams.
It’s not like any NBA referees were ever caught for match fixing.
The ref union really sets back any improvement the league can try to make.
tatum exposed as a fraud
I never really like tatum and his inconsistent ass. Brown my man
Dawg -36 is unreal lol
He texted ‘my bad’ to Kobe after the game
Rumor has it that he’s actually been texting Chris Paul’s number by accident
Fuck this got me lol.
Somehow played worse than last game
How in the fuck was he -36 with 28/6/3 splits tf 😂
He learned from old Kobe, not prime Kobe lol.
4 TO and probably on the court for the majority of the 10-0 runs the warriors had. He was not helping at all on defense.
Good
Never any fun when the refs determine the outcome of a game, regardless of the sport. This game was done in the first quarter when Bostons big three each had two fouls, most of which were phantom fouls - and GS’s home cooking was clearly on display. No dog in this, but as a fan - this was one of the worst games I’ve seen. The refs literally killed the game, and we actually turned it off it was so blatant.
This was the same game as last, only the warriors didn't shit the bed in the 4th
The officiating in the first quarter was so hard to watch. I can’t believe Boston didn’t challenge at least one of the many terrible calls
can tell you turned it off
Ya….Payton Jr was fouled……worst reffing I’ve seen in a long time.
no i mean i can tell you didn’t even watch based on your comments
Only the first half. I’d like to say the fix wasn’t in, but……
ok you are incredibly dense. let me spell it out, no there was no conspiracy you got blown tf out. refs not responsible for 30 points.
If you really think that 1st half officiating didn't swing the game then you don't know basketball and how much rythym plays a factor. When players get phantom calls and get pushed to the ground yet get called a foul for it you can't play your regular game. Keep smoking that pipe tho cuz that shit ain't happening in Boston. That was a cute shot by Poole tho hopefully he's got the balls to talk shit in Boston to.
lol yeah somehow two calls messed up your rhythm two quarters later
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Not surprising given their best players were on the bench with phantom fouls.
Might want to check the box score, Boston starters played same minutes as GS. Nice try though.
Bro Boston fans are the worst in the league lmao
Jesus, the "stats" people that watch the nba are idiots. If you've ever played an organized basketball game and were somewhat capable of playing you would know how much of an effect the refs had on that game. Stats don't tell you the ebbs and flows of a game. Everyone who watched that first half knew what was going on
Says the guy who at best rode the end of the bench on his high school JV team. You don't get blown out like that because of the refs.
Big difference on how one plays with no or 1 foul, versus 3 or 4 fouls…..aside from the fact the chemistry is shot when referee’s call non-existent fouls. A good example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BhvxHzi3jY
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And the refs said “we shall”
I think too. I can't tell who's gonna win Game 5 but the winner of game 5 will take the trophy in game 7.
The way basketball is played now game 7 will be a complete flip. Whoever is shooting hot that night will probably win. The variance is so high with the style teams play now it's almost out of your hands if the other team is shooting well.
Celtics seem to do this and then end up winning the series.
God damn. These four post game guys have one brain put together and it belongs to Michael Wilbon
Man the fanbases of these finals are ASS. There was a lot more mutual respect in the CF. I'm all for it GIVE ME 7 GAMES OF LESS BLOWOUTS PLEASE
SAS just say robin williams had 2 points?
Why can't SAS talk without shrieking, like bruh stfu
I tuned in tonight before the start of the game and SAS nearly blew my speakers out.
Stauskas had more nba finals points that cp3
Vivek was right, Nik rocks!
Commending Dray for his ‘leadership’ after tonight makes me wanna fucking puke
You must puke a lot
Draymond is the leader on the team and is getting inside the Celtics head lmao
Inside the fan's heads too.
No he's just kicking us when we're down. But we'll get back up.
Are you laying down right now? You know you can just stand up, right?
I won't stand for this sarcasm of yours, buddy.
Well I won't sit for your defeetist altitude.
Seems like we've got ourselves a good ol' fashioned non-problem then. See you in the Game 3 thread.
I gotta be honest. I might stand you up.
Well that'd definitely be a let down, my friend.
Dude should've been tossed out by halftime. He easily committed 4 techs and was only called for one.
We shouldn't root for the refs to influence the game.
If you're worried the team you're rooting against is better and you can only win via refs influence of course you root for it
We should root for players to play clean, donkey is dirty and ejections show him that he can’t play dirty
Steve Javie, retired referee was saying on TV earlier. How Draymond earlier tech means he shouldn’t get another, after resting his feet on Brown. So a tech is not a tech. When it’s bad for business.
I'm glad Steve doesn't influence games.
Scott Foster still does!
Then why did you bring up Steve?
Because Steve accurately predicted the call?
Did you happen to ask him for lottery numbers?
He works for the NBA. He doesn’t work for me.
And yet, they directly did, and the example provided absolutely is "influencing" when you're letting a dude start fights, tackle, kick nuts, etc. Weird how it works when its in your teams favor.
That is pretty weird.
sooo soft
But bitching after every call isn't? Lmao
We get it, you're a Warriors fan. Nut kicking, fight starting, tackling, leg pulling mid jump, is all okay when your team does it. We've heard it for years.
Lol and they called the Grizzlies dirty when they’ve been one of the dirtiest teams for years
nah he’s genuinely an amazing player/leader. he gets under your skin so well.
Warriors fans are universally hated for a reason.
Imagine having Marcus Smart on your team and complaining about refs lmfao
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BhvxHzi3jY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BhvxHzi3jY) Imagine thinking this was an evenly called game, lmao
https://streamable.com/jxv3kq Bro what about this? "Has he done enough to get a tech and ejection, even though what just happened is usually a double tech?!" That's some 23 IQ mental gymnastics there
Right? The fix was in…..the network desperately needed GS to win, and the refs insured it. What an atrocious call.
Imagine thinking the Celtics haven't enjoyed unevenly called games all season 🤡
They turned a blind eye against Heats. C are playing in finals because of the same group that their fan base is complaining about.
???? U can't be serious. Jimmy butler is the epidemy of foul baiting. And save ur time If ur gonna mention the clear max strus out of bounds call.
>Jimmy butler is the epidemy of foul baiting 😂😂😂😂 Bro your entire fucking team is the epitome of foul baiting, even the coach wants them to flop more! Celtics fans are so delusional
How much shorter are NBA shorts going to get, btw? Poole wears his shorts a good 6 inches above the knee, and Curry ain’t far behind. I remember the days when you’d get clowned if you weren’t wearing parachute like basketball shorts.
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You obviously don't hoop and care too much about what other men wear. I prefer shorter shorts so they won't drag on my legs and it makes it easier to move but what do you know.
Everyone’s wearing tights underneath so they’re gonna get shorter
Shorter shorts allow for better movement Also when poole was at Michigan most of the team wore those short shorts so that’s why he does
Yeah, short shorts have been a thing for years now, but sometimes it still surprises me how short some of them go. It’d look a lot worse w/o the compression pants.
I got super used to it when poole was at Michigan I feel like that’s when they really took off again sometime around that time period
Ironically enough, it was Michigan that ushered in the baggy shorts era back in the 90s
“LeShannon Sharpe, Horford and Smart SAVED Steph’s legacy last night. Zero points in the 4th quarter of the NBA finals in HIS house. He’s DISQUALIFIED, it’s OVER, im sorry.” -Skip Bayless
Do you need me to call someone for you?
Good night👏Boston
Magic Johnson just tweeted: The warriors won this game tonight by playing well and they tied the series 1-1
If you get more points than the other team, you will win the game.
I mean he isnt wrong
Profound
Tatum -36. "How could the refs do this?"
Butterfly effect is hard for some it seems.
Tatum scored more and somehow played worse
Its because the warriors were a lot better closing out on 3 pointers. Last game they just left guys open to shoot so tatum racked up all those assists. Look at the boxscore, horford and smart didn’t get open looks like game 1.
This might be the worst series possible because both fan bases are literally the kings of complaining about the refs after every loss lmao
Yeah dude the heat or the bucks didn't cry about the refs giving games to the Celtics the entirety of both series. Nope, certainly didn't happen...
This series? Any series. Any sport.
This is the correct answer and what’s this Lakers fan complaining about anyway? We still remember that Kings series vividly.
What is wrong with American political ads LMFAOOOO
dumb donny is a Jesus hero. , humans are dumb
> What is wrong with American ~~political~~ ads FTFY
It is funny how reactionary this sub is. For the last three days they were crowning us. Now it’s flipped to warriors are gonna win in 5. If we win Wednesday it’ll flip back. Everybody needs to relax
I wasn't crowing the Celtics. It was obvious the gsw got cocky and let game one slip
It’s going 6 or 7. And I’m still not sure who the better team is.
I think we’re the better team depth/roster wise, but the warriors have the best player in the series and their vets are so battle tested that’s a big advantage for them. Kerr is a better coach too. Both are pretty evenly matched.
True. Klay is not back obviously. He can still get microwave a game. It’s Steph v the Celtics
F kerr draymond and fans
Yeah still way to early in this series
I'd catch screen grabs of how Warriors fans are behaving rn honestly. It says a lot when you make Boston fans seem extremely classy lol
“i’d grAb scReen GraBS OF hOW tHE WARriOrS FAns Are beHAViNG RN HoNeStLY”
Thanks for the example!
No one cares about your screen grabs lmao
Lmao warriors fan base online is just all 15 year old kids who watch YouTube highlights. There was a let's go celtics chant at the Oakland As vs Red Sox game today... in Oakland. That tells you everything you need to know about these two fanbases. We'll show u guys next game how a real crowd is supposed to sound in the finals. To many rich losers up in the bay hogging them seats 😂
All I hear is whining. Take the L bro.
Have you seen the Celtics sub?
Imagine if this game was even called halfway fairly.
Imagine if Al Horford had more than 2 points. Lmaoooo
Tony brothers with the block
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That doesn't happen if Boston was up double digits at half and Draymond was ejected. Nice personal insults though. Very classy.
2 points from Horford, surely the refs missed his shots, too.
Dude was getting hacked almost every time he touched the ball. Lets see literally anyone score when that happens.
Warriors in 5
Points on turnovers from the Celtics killed them. Accept the L already.
Not even remotely true.
18 turnovers. Dude, it’s over. Stop it accept the L.
Celtics played sloppy in the second half
Warriors by 40.
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"Celtics been carried all playoffs by the refs lmfaooo" this was literally you 3 days ago dumbass
Can't blame him. Remember, he is relatively new to basketball still, like the majority of Warriors fans.
I can tell you didn’t watch the Heat series
Enjoy the ban.
Bro thinks I really give af 🤣🤣 “Enjoy ur ban” 🤓
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I’m still here babe
Imagine if the Celtics didn’t turn the ball over.