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Yeah, there have already been a few questionable calls. You could hear Doc at one point yell "TOM, IT'S FIVE - NOTHING"

I understand that contact is contact but I don't get how each game averages about a foul a minute.
 
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Not sure which I liked more, the foul on Pierce where then he and LeBron shoved and no official even moved or a no call on at LBJ shot where he threw a mini-hissy fit for himself

As I type, Haslem throws an elbow after the whistle...nothing.
 
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8 fouls on the Heat

14 on the Celtics.

And the Celtics are being plenty aggressive...All 50/50 calls going against the C's.
 

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Celts have attempted more ft than the heat at the half, boo hoo

That just means the Celtics are getting more fouls on shots. Doesn't make it any less unfair. Besides, it's more an issue of foul trouble than anything. Stiemsma was forced out of the game in the first quarter.
 
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That 6th on Pierce was bogus. Wade threw his body right into him and Pierce got all ball.
 

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Refs were fine - Celtics are at a complete loss to defend James.

They played a terrific game, just ran out of steam.
 

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All other things aside, I'd hate Lebron James infinitely less if he'd stop wearing the headband. Something about it increases the annoyingness factor of his appearance to a level that is off the charts.
 
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As a Celtics fan, I'm just happy the Celts are this far. Never would have dreamed it the way they started the year. As for "King" James and the Heat...they'll get clobbered by the Spurs. Any NBA Championship not going west this year would be a severe disappointment on either the Spurs or Thunder behalf. Both are superior teams to the Heat and Celtics.
 
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It's always funny how each side views the refs. All I hear about down here is moving screens and push offs by Garnett. All I know is that Boston got a game from Rondo that they may never see again and still came up short. Hard to believe they can have a chance to win this series after tonight.
 
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I thought the game was called fine up until the inexplicable no call on the Rondo drive in overtime. It was a tie game, and Boston likely would have been up two with the way Rondo had been shooting. Instead, Rondo got clobbered and the Heat got to play 5 on 4 for an easy bucket. That no call swung the game, and Celtics fans have a legitimate gripe.

I think those crying conspiracy and all that are misguided and likely letting their emotions get the better of them (cough cough Bill Simmons). The facts are, the Celtics are a jump shooting team and the Heat have two guys that attack as relentlessly as any tandem the league has seen.

If you look at the free throw breakdown among players, the disparity really isn't all that surprising. Rondo attacked the rim, and thus got to the line 12 times. I don't see any Celtics fans crying about that. LeBron went to the line 24 times, which is indicative of the fact that the Celtics can't stop him, and as a result, resort to fouling. Do the LeBron and Wade get the benefit of the whistle? Yes. So does every star. It's not part of some greater scheme to get the Heat into the finals. If anything, the NBA would prefer a longer series and would have rather had the Celtics win that game.

The Celtics, especially Rondo, poured everything they had into that game while it looked like the Heat coasted at times. I think it's going to be tough for the aging Celtics to respond with as much zip in game three. Look at what happened to the Mavericks after two hard fought, draining losses to the Thunder. They got thumped in game three.
 

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yet another doozy

not sure what people were watching, FT advantage 47-29. The battle of the boards was tied, the Heat shot 10 more threes. You do the math

the non-call on Rondo is par for the course, conversely you can't breath on James or Wade

the only other player to get punched in the face besides Rondo tonight received another Technical for his reaction, that would be KG

ridiculous
 
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Sounds like a lot of celtic homers. You guys say after Game one how u need to put someone on their ass then complain when you guys get called for fouls? Cmon now.
 

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right, this game shouldn't have been close, the Heat missed 16 free throws. Almost all in regulation

maybe next game we can throw in 10 lane violations for them so they can have mulligans
 

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Put down the scotch, wipe the dribble off your chin and go to bed, Mr. Heinsohn.
Actually just making an analogy. And the other guy that got raked across his face got a T for his reaction.
 
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Anyone who watched this game and didnt see the typical nba home court bias is a celtics hater or a Miami fan. But the reality is this is very normal in the nba. I do hope the same is repeated in Boston, and it probably will be, at this point its only fair.

That doesnt make it right, but eye for an eye.

These things are all wrong, but they build revenues, but they keep things to six or seven games. which is what the nba wants. Obviously.

I think, sadly, the heat (aka duke) will win this no matter, due to the celtics injuries, but tonight the celts had it won til the home job came in...

You just can't call a foul on a defender when the driving offensive player pulls a 180 and then back-fades to the hoop , it's ridiculous to even consider doing so... But it's wade so apparently it's a foul. That was the call that changed the game (2 mins to go in fourth q).

Honestly the spurs will beat whoever wins the east ( and the thunder probably would if they had west conf finals home court) so whatever. As per usual, anyone but duke
 
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