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Game 6, which would have been a series clinching win, was handed to the lakers. The series may not have been "fixed" but denying that nothing fishy happened and that we weren't robbed is laughable. It's like the cool thing to do on this board is pretend like we didn't get robbed. Like some sort of twisted NBA version of Stockholm syndrome
There's the "victim symphathizing with his captors" syndrome... and then there is the "victim whining about it for eight years after the fact" syndrome.
Game 6 wouldn't have been potentially clinching for the Kings but for a blown call at the end of game 5 in the Kings favor. But when it came time to knock down a big shot, Bibby did it - so we won, and that's it, and it is the way it is. If we win game 6 do the Lakers have a beef that the refs robbed them of game 5 and they are the "true" champs?
On the other hand, you have the late Peja airball (who was 0-6 from downtown) and many bricked free throws in game 7. Peja knocks down that j, we win. Make ONE MORE free throw, we win. We missed 14 free thows in game 7. shoot 57% instead of 54% from the line, we win. That's it.
Game 6 was reffed bad, to create a game 7. I believed that then and I believe it now never mind what Donaghy says - sure they tilted to create a game 7. But nobody stopped the Kings from winning game 7 except the Kings.
