Referees Cost OKC .1 seconds on review - and it decides game

[Gurleyman]

Ball clearly bounced o/b with 3.0 on clock. Plain as day. Refs put 2.9 on clock. Ibaka's ensuing tip comes .1 late.

Wow. Plus, Crawford rips ball out of Durant's hands getting ready to shoot tying foul throw to fix something on a scoreboard.

 

[RayRay19]

Yeah I thought they would put 3 seconds possibly 3.1 on the clock. At the same time Scott Brooks needs to get his act together if that is the play he draws up with 3 seconds on the clock. A fade away 3 from doesn't when every single person in the world knew Durant was going to shoot the ball. Brooks get your shot together so I can stop having nightmares about KO leaving us.

 

[uconnsouth]

I want okc to win. How is this happening?! 4 straight ot's against Memphis? Are they that good?

 

[Fishy]

What was Joey Crawford doing with Kevin Durant?!

That was off the wall.

 

[traitor71]

I want okc to win. How is this happening?! 4 straight ot's against Memphis? Are they that good?

Memphis can be a tough match up. I think they lack that one star player to really lead the way, but at times it seems that OKC lacks that guy as well. OKC certainly needs a few more options and a coach that knows what he is doing for sure.

 

[aceboon]

Adam Silver's next order of business is to get Joey Crawford outta this league, that was ridiculous. He should've been kept out after the Duncan fiasco years ago.

 

[superjohn]

Joey Crawford should have been kicked out of the league 10 years ago. I've never seen someone do what he did with Durant on the line. He came sprinting towards him screaming, grabs the ball runs over to center court and screams at the scorers table like a madman, then calmly runs over hands the ball to Durant like nothing happened. I knew Durant would miss the free throw after that. I kind of want Memphis to win the series but hate how that game ended.

 

[RayRay19]

Scott Brooks on offense...um Durant/Reggie/Westbrook go attack or a high pick and roll. Zero offense and they can not get a rebound for their life when they need to.

 

[nomar]

Jeremy Lamb has played ONE minute this series. That's one of many reasons I've concluded Brooks is incompetent.

Crawford needs to be put out to pasture.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Crawford is everything that is wrong with officiating. Interrupting a free throw for nothing is almost criminal. That said, OKC can only blame themselves. 31 threes is nuts.

I think the refs got the clock call correct . It isn't when the ball landed out of bounds. It is when the ref signals out of bounds....but I could be wrong.

Selfishly, OKC losing could be very bad for us. Presti would love to replace Brooks with KO.

 

[G0UCONN]

Crawford made an absolute clown move ripping the ball away from Durant and chirping at the score clock operator in that spot.

Embarrassing....

 

[champs99and04]

I get that Brooks, and to a lesser extent, Westbrook, are the easy scapegoats, but when is Durant going to start taking some heat? He has not played well in this series at all, and he's missed two gigantic free throws in clutch moments. I'm not saying he should be taking heat, necessarily, just that other stars would not be getting this much of a pass.

 

[bballgrda]

I don't really understand the worry about KO going to OKC, I mean I suppose it is possible. I don't see him leaving Storrs after only 2 years. I also don't know why OKC would go after a relatively unknown quantity over the likes of SVG or George Karl, both of whom are great coaches.

 

[StoweD210]

Not that it was as dramatic as Crawford's stunt, but didn't something similar happen to Kemba during the 2010-11 season? He was at the FT line, just about to shoot and an official pulled the ball away from him.

 

[Inyatkin]

I get that Brooks, and to a lesser extent, Westbrook, are the easy scapegoats, but when is Durant going to start taking some heat? He has not played well in this series at all, and he's missed two gigantic free throws in clutch moments. I'm not saying he should be taking heat, necessarily, just that other stars would not be getting this much of a pass.

There was about a five-minute stretch near the end of the game where he hardly touched the ball. He shot terribly. Missed a huge free throw. You'd think he'll start getting the LeBron "lacks a clutch gene" or whatever treatment pretty soon. Which is dumb, but that's how it works.

 

[aceboon]

Not that it was as dramatic as Crawford's stunt, but didn't something similar happen to Kemba during the 2010-11 season? He was at the FT line, just about to shoot and an official pulled the ball away from him.

it was against Cuse in the 2011 BET, Kemba had a WTF look on his face, but yea not as dramatic or at a critical juncture like Crawford's show last night.

 

[Dogdeacon]

If you are Steve Kerr wouldn't you go coach OKC or Golden State wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ahead of the NY Knicks? It aint' fun living in the big city when you stink

 

[dogfan96]

If you are Steve Kerr wouldn't you go coach OKC or Golden State wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ahead of the NY Knicks? It aint' fun living in the big city when you stink

Well he doesn't know for sure that those jobs are going to come open. And the Knicks will have him crying on a huge pile of money even if they do stink.

 

[dogfan96]

With 3 seconds left, you can go from one rim to the other. The fact that a 25-foot fadeaway three is the best they could come up with is the reason they lost

 

[Dogdeacon]

Well he doesn't know for sure that those jobs are going to come open. And the Knicks will have him crying on a huge pile of money even if they do stink.

But then you negotiate with the Knicks and either drive the price up to ink early (if you truly can't turn down the opportunity to work with Big Chief Triangle) or wait it out. Certainly between OKC, Golden State and Indiana a very good team is going to be looking for a coach. The Knicks job requires a bit of a messiah complex and I think Kerr is more practical.

 

[Scoe]

I get that Brooks, and to a lesser extent, Westbrook, are the easy scapegoats, but when is Durant going to start taking some heat? He has not played well in this series at all, and he's missed two gigantic free throws in clutch moments. I'm not saying he should be taking heat, necessarily, just that other stars would not be getting this much of a pass.

I agree, it seems Durant is above criticism, if your an MVP and you wanna be the best you must play like it. It always seems to me its always Scott Brooks or Westbrook or someone else on the Thunder but KD is a superstar and he must play like one. At least Westbrook gives it his all every play, and I'm not saying KD doesn't play hard his motor doesn't seem as high as Westbrook's. KD right now is pretty much a more athletic version of Dirk before he won his title.

 

[sparky]

Unfortunately Joey thinks the game is about him. He is not a bad official just a self absorbed midget.

 

[dogfan96]

But then you negotiate with the Knicks and either drive the price up to ink early (if you truly can't turn down the opportunity to work with Big Chief Triangle) or wait it out. Certainly between OKC, Golden State and Indiana a very good team is going to be looking for a coach. The Knicks job requires a bit of a messiah complex and I think Kerr is more practical.

And you also assume that all those other teams want Kerr, which they may not.

 

[James]

I agree, it seems Durant is above criticism, if your an MVP and you wanna be the best you must play like it. It always seems to me its always Scott Brooks or Westbrook or someone else on the Thunder but KD is a superstar and he must play like one. At least Westbrook gives it his all every play, and I'm not saying KD doesn't play hard his motor doesn't seem as high as Westbrook's. KD right now is pretty much a more athletic version of Dirk before he won his title.

I get that Brooks, and to a lesser extent, Westbrook, are the easy scapegoats, but when is Durant going to start taking some heat? He has not played well in this series at all, and he's missed two gigantic free throws in clutch moments. I'm not saying he should be taking heat, necessarily, just that other stars would not be getting this much of a pass.

I agree to a certain extent, but both of you should realize he will get heat. He is 25, lebron's last year in cleveland he was 25. Also, this is WAY more on brooks and westbrook. Westbrook's triple double was the most reprehensible triple double i've ever seen. he has zero discipline, especially on defense. This team without westbrook was much better and easier for brooks to coach. Bottom line is there should be change coming to OKC.

 

[dogfan96]

I agree to a certain extent, but both of you should realize he will get heat. He is 25, lebron's last year in cleveland he was 25. Also, this is WAY more on brooks and westbrook. Westbrook's triple double was the most reprehensible triple double i've ever seen. he has zero discipline, especially on defense. This team without westbrook was much better and easier for brooks to coach. Bottom line is there should be change coming to OKC.

I don't doubt for a minute that they're easier to coach without Westbrook, but they also wouldn't be contending for any titles without him either. I wouldn't say it's "WAY" more on those 2 moreso than KD.. I wouldn't say he's been good (by his standards) in any game of the series other than Game 1. He shot 5/21 in a game they WON. Missing clutch FTs late in games.. he just hasn't been good. Even coming off back to back titles, MVPs, and Finals MVPs, LeBron would be getting KILLED if he was playing like this