Kings outscored them 52 - 48 in the paint, shot 18 FTs to their 35.
I'm not going to straight up say refs.....
But we lost the lead and momentum because of ref mode, never could come back.
I’ll straight up say “refs“ for you.
The KINGS were in control of that game. Pace of play, everything. But can’t get the benefit of the whistle as the HOME team.
Late Q3 and Q4 were an officiating embarrassment.
Oh, and I’m beyond sick of seeing Harrison Barnes and Buddy Hield get called for travel when lifting a foot a split second before putting the ball on the floor YET the likes of Jokic and Embiid do far worse all game long and never get called.
Thybulle and Milton were the difference in the 4th.
Thybulle defended De'Aaron better than Kawhi, Ben Simmons, Lonzo Ball, Eric Bledsoe, and Jimmy Butler combined. The dude's D is good. (Just don't ask him to play offense)
Please spare me this Thybulle crap. That dude should have fouled out of the game in Q4 alone. How many replays did you need to see of him hip checking or catching Fox on the wrist?? So he gets credit for blind or biased officiating? Sorry, but no.
Thybulle was only a difference in that he got away with numerous fouls. So props to him for that, I guess.
I know some of you feel like heroes for not ever blaming officiating. More power to you. But you’re blind if you don’t recognize the role it plays in the outcome of most games. Not just the terrible calls they do make, but more so the ones they don’t call. Or apply subjectively and not equally.
Tonight was just another link in the long chain. The KINGS have surely benefitted from poor calls or non-calls before, but they are typically on the short end of it.
And this is nothing new with regard to Fox not getting calls. It’s been happening all season and in seasons past. He doesn’t get half the calls most these supposed other star players get. He can’t even get a call against a dude named Thybulle.
Please don’t try to tell me Thybulle didn’t foul him numerous times. I’ll ignore you. I have two eyes and can count.