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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2358862, member: 2117"] The reffing was subpar at best last night...I think most non-Lynx fans would agree with that. LA did get a couple of make up calls after bad calls were made against them, but IMO the initial bad calls were big momentum shifters and usually worked out in the Lynx's favor. Feel free to disagree with me on that one. And nice job scrambling to find statistics that put Parker in a bad light. That game 3 Parker had 5 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks plus she set the tone defensively in a low scoring win. She was great that night even if she shot poorly from the floor. Nneka had a good game...fantastic may be a stretch if you watched it. Parker did have turnovers (3.6 per game...keep on mind Gray averaged 3.4, Fowles 3.2 and Whalen 3.0) and didn't shoot well from 3, but she work her tail off on both ends last night and guarded Fowles for long stretches when Nneka was out. I did think some of the calls against Nneka were chippy, but at the end of the day she has to avoid fouling out in game 5 of the finals with most of the 4th quarter to go. 2 years ago in the deciding game 3 vs the Lynx, Parker had 28 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 TOs on 9-19 shooting. Nneka had 12 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 5-7 shooting and fouled out in 32 minutes. Game 5 last year, Parker had 28 points, 12 boards, 1 assist, 4 TO on 12-22 shooting. Nneka had 12 points, 12 boards, 1 assist on 6-10 shooting with 5 fouls in 31 minutes of play. Last night in game 5 the difference was production by the frontcourt. Brunson and Fowles combined for 30 points and 28 rebounds (not to mention Moore's 18/10). Parker worked her butt off and finished with 19/15, 5 assists, 5 blocks, 2 steals (and 5 TOs) while Nneka fouled out with 11/3 in under 30 minutes. Three years in a row in the deciding game where Nneka has a subpar performances. She's a great player, but that was the difference in the game. I'd Nneka avoids the fouls and rebounds harder, LA could've won last night. [/QUOTE]

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