[Playoffs] Western Conference Finals

[kingsboi]

sure, winning counts in the East until you have to play any team Bron is on, then it's all moot anyway.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

You might as well say the same thing about any team in the west that can't beat the Warriors. Which is to say, all of them, barring something unexpected happening tonight.

 

[VF21]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1001241277608816641

 

[kingsboi]

the Warriors are beatable, unlike James, with 100 straight Finals appearances says it all

 

[Suicide King]

Having flashbacks watching this game

 

[KingsFanSince85]

I’m watching the 4th qtr of Lakers-Kings game 6 2002 right now.

The refs have gifted GSW up to 12 points in this game thus far. No foul calls on two 3 point attempts by Harden in the 1st half; a bogus goaltend on Capella and now a potential 4pt play on a 3 Harden actually banked in. Meanwhile, the whistle is being blown any time a GSW gets touched....

 

[Double-K]

I have a serious question.

One word, referees. I have quit NBA for period of times over that. When it was happening to my Kings, I was hurt the most but after the fact I could tell myself maybe I was just being biased.

Since we have been out of contention for over a decade, yet I'm still seeing it time and time again.

Tonight it was just blatant. It's almost like the refs are trying to rubberbanding the scores. (A video game tech term, meaning you adjust component's difficulty to keep a competition, well, competitive)

So my question is, first of all, am I the only one here? And if I am not, how do you deal with the blatant injustice/bias or whatever you wanna call it?

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Make that 15 points as I forgot the obvious moving screen on Jordan Bell on the 3 Curry made.

 

[Double-K]

I feel like I'm watching a really well acted WWE match. This is beyond comprehension.

 

[The Effort Police]

Four all stars, multitudes of injured teams (sometimes by their own volition), and the refs in the back of their pockets. This is an embarrassment, I hate this.

 

[Kings Faithful]

The refs ruined all the Rocket momentum.

 

[Double-K]

Like my question above, how do you deal with it and stay as an NBA fan?

I'm on the fringe here. It doesn't even matter if the Rockets or the Warriors gonna win anymore. Because the refs are too blatant. I played basketball since I was 12, 13 years old. It's always been my sport of choice. So I humbly ask again, how do you deal with the bias refereeing and remain a fan of this league?

 

[Kings Faithful]

Like my question above, how do you deal with it and stay as an NBA fan?

I'm on the fringe here. It doesn't even matter if the Rockets or the Warriors gonna win anymore. Because the refs are too blatant. I played basketball since I was 12, 13 years old. It's always been my sport of choice. So I humbly ask again, how do you deal with the bias refereeing and remain a fan of this league?

Hope that it will get better. Once in a while teams are able to persevere past it, i mean the Kings ALMOST did. Makes winning all the sweeter when you know you were playing 8 on 5.

 

[Double-K]

Hope that it will get better. Once in a while teams are able to persevere past it, i mean the Kings ALMOST did. Makes winning all the sweeter when you know you were playing 8 on 5.

I see your point. But it is the sanctity of the game. If I know the refs are going to mess with the game, how do I stay true? The randomness of sports is the most beautiful thing of them all.

I can't even take this W had I been a Warriors fan.

 

[SLAB]

Doesn't even matter if the refs had their memo, Houston was choking this one away with their awful D'Antoni ball no matter what.

 

[Double-K]

Doesn't even matter if the refs had their memo, Houston was choking this one away with their awful D'Antoni ball no matter what.

See? That's the cleverness of it. They only need to favor one team for 5,6 minutes, when the Rockets was still playing well in the start of 3rd quarter. And people will say, just like you did, Houston just choked.

 

[SLAB]

See? That's the cleverness of it. They only need to favor one team for 5,6 minutes, when the Rockets was still playing well in the start of 3rd quarter. And people will say, just like you did, Houston just choked.

The refs bad calls didn't make Houston miss 26 straight threes. They absolutely deserve this loss.

 

[Double-K]

It's like they built all the way to the kill shot. And the refs just put the halt on it. Now you have to build from scratch again.

 

[Double-K]

The refs bad calls didn't make Houston miss 26 straight threes. They absolutely deserve this loss.

You have to understand, building to a win from 0-0 is much different from 61-58 and the other team is heating up due to the ref's biased calls.

 

[Kings Faithful]

I see your point. But it is the sanctity of the game. If I know the refs are going to mess with the game, how do I stay true? The randomness of sports is the most beautiful thing of them all.

I can't even take this W had I been a Warriors fan.

The truth is that the Warriors are the deadliest team to ever exist in basketball, more so than the dream team. The refs are BS but haven't been as bad the last few years. I see more of a problem with how the Warriors were able to add Durant to what was already one of the best teams in NBA history.

 

[Suicide King]

It would be one thing if it were 3 no name refs, but it is Scott Foster,

 

[Double-K]

The truth is that the Warriors are the deadliest team to ever exist in basketball, more so than the dream team. The refs are BS but haven't been as bad the last few years. I see more of a problem with how the Warriors were able to add Durant to what was already one of the best teams in NBA history.

I just don't think it is fair at all for the refs to manipulate the outcome. I survived 2002. I survived decades of horrible. I even survived losing Cousins (I said I'd quit then too). I don't know if I can watch this blatant injustice...

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

the Warriors are beatable, unlike James, with 100 straight Finals appearances says it all

The Warriors are so beatable that they haven't lost a playoff series to a single western conference opponent in four years.

 

[Kings Faithful]

I just don't think it is fair at all for the refs to manipulate the outcome. I survived 2002. I survived decades of horrible. I even survived losing Cousins (I said I'd quit then too). I don't know if I can watch this blatant injustice...

It was like 25% refs 75% rockets tonight to be fair. I don't think it would have made the difference at the end of the night. Didn't help though. I just cant wait for this garbo 3pt jacking NBA to go away. I hate it. It forces teams to clone it or get left behind, and no one can match the warriors. There is literally not enough 3pt shooters left in the league to match that kind of fire power.

 

[Tetsujin]

I'm assuming this means Harden's gonna join the Warriors next season now

 

[Kings Faithful]

The Warriors are so beatable that they haven't lost a playoff series to a single western conference opponent in four years.

Lebrons Cavs beating them a few years ago was a freaking miracle and really the pinnacle of Lebrons career.

 

[Kings Faithful]

I'm assuming this means Harden's gonna join the Warriors next season now

You are more likely to see Lebron Join the rockets.

 

[Double-K]

You are more likely to see Lebron Join the rockets.

Just do it and get it over with.

 

[burekijogurt]

Rockets can beat this team without Lebron. I think if CP3 did not get injured they win this series.

 

[kingsboi]

The Warriors are so beatable that they haven't lost a playoff series to a single western conference opponent in four years.

hmm...a decade worth of dominance versus a four year span of dominance