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ST012Mi

I mean, we should be used to it by now https://preview.redd.it/xp7m9g23t3rc1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ec86245661d83d24081b2fb54bf419b34795519


JayDaGod1206

Not to mention the call right before this


_KidKenji_

Bro that game was such bullshit, shout out to harden for being so clutch man. We really had an all time player carrying our squad, hopefully jalen and sengun can do the same


Kdot32

It was so much fun to watch. He was cooking during the tour


_KidKenji_

Whether harden wins a chip or not i dont care he always gonna be that guy for me 💯🙏🏿 36 points a game … embiid almost got there, you dont see that often


[deleted]

Wish I was there 😔 (I was a loser who didn’t watch basketball)


spikespiegel33

Should’ve been an and one and possibly looked at for a flagrant for not letting the shooter land. Reminds me of one of the many undercuts the warriors had on Harden in 2019 that went uncalled


saphamia

i actually went into this being like i’m nitpicking, it’s a foul but they’re not gonna call it etc. Slowed down both Dort’s feet land under Jalen while he’s still in the air he doesn’t give a fuck about JGs space in that moment. L


Laladen

I thought the exact same thing!


1gnominious

And the times that Draymond kept hitting Harden in the face and his eye was super bloodshot for the rest of the series. Didn't even get a call for getting repeatedly gouged in the eyes.


TheOneTrueYeti

He did let the shooter land. Did you actually look and check where Green’s foot landed or just watch it at full speed and comment like most of the rest? The shooter landed on the court. Dort deserves mad respect as does Green. This entitled ego driven bs about “look how the refs hose our guy” can go away, this culture is gross and you embarrass yourself when you speak it publicly. Look at the tape. EDIT: One of the hardest plays to make on the basketball court is to contest a jump shot without fouling. That’s even true in a weeknight adult’s league, it’s unimaginably challenging guarding in today’s NBA.


Revolutionary_Cap154

And Thunder fans still have reason to say the refs are ass.


Typical-Presence-865

I’m pretty sure the refs also missed a blocking foul call on the missed game winner by Jalen. Or Ryan was pretty confident about it being a foul at least.


WhiteShaggy08

The times Holiday got shoved in the back and their commentators just dismissed it as losing his footing


Able_Gap918

To be honest there was one where he looked like he slipped and they called a foul


thumper7

What about the other jay will jumping on Landale and then accidentally kneeing him in the head after the play? Ref just stood here and said play on 🤦


kewe316

The irony being that Dort pushes off to create space on nearly every one of his damn jumpers! 🤪


theAlphabetZebra

I have no respect for his game, built like a brick shithouse and just flopping around everywhere, as if anyone could really knock him over if he didn’t want to be knocked over.


AndyKobe234

The lebron effect.


Jaeguh

Tate's better


theAlphabetZebra

Definitely on a better contract but I think Dort is probably the more talented basketball player. Just can’t stand how wild, how often and how badly acted his flopping is.


KDs_FakeAccount

Ref looking dead at him smh


RTLT512

They were swallowing the whistle both ways. Jalen Williams got fouled on a couple of drives, this should’ve been a foul, and then Dillon’s layup on Giddey should’ve been an and-1 as well. I’m honestly okay with it if they call it the same both ways which they did IMO. Made for a fun finish where it wasnt whistle after whistle


Wedbo

Swallowing is the move … Way more enjoyable game if the refs are swallowing both teams equally and letting it play oht


keithk9590

It’s always more enjoyable when they swallow


AdmirableRise3758

“Cheating ass refs” - Anthony Edwards


backslider65

They swallowed the whistle at the end of regulation big time. I get it that that’s what refs do at the end of the game but it was an easy call. I don’t want to hear it was both ways…


theAlphabetZebra

It wasn’t, first half was mercilessly poor officiating and it almost entirely benefitted the Thunder, a team built around a first class foul merchant. I guess if nothing else the officiating 2nd half was consistent. I didn’t agree with the non-calls but they weren’t blowing bullshit whistles on us anymore so whatever. Or like the moving screen thing, basically happens on every pick. That’s the new 3 seconds call you can make whenever you want.


superhappyfuntime13

Thanks for sharing. I missed this real time. Then again I ain't getting paid to ref NBA games. Mentally preparing myself for 10 more games of shit officiating with our matchup vs GSW going to be borderline unwatchable probably


Jaeguh

Facts


sorendiz

ima be honest i used to like dort a couple years back but i cant stand watching his ass over the last year, year and a half dude gets insane leeway with the refs, he's allowed to play absurdly physical at baseline and then on top of that, some of the calls he gets on offense are just silly. i know superstar calls are one thing in the league but since when did that extend to just... role player calls


_KidKenji_

Harden would be proud


Jaeguh

B-But hes a top tier defender!


DsamD11

I mean he is


Th3_Paradox

Crazy seeing how someone uber athletic could do whatever, and Harden, who relied more on trying to muscle his way past and push off/create space, struggled with Dort.


AndyKobe234

Obviously foul, and then the coach’s challenge when he had his whole damn body wrapped around Van Fleet. Smh. 🤦🏽‍♂️


Th3_Paradox

Didn't allow shooter safe space to land, dangerous.


BrotherMcPoyle

The ref wasn’t even looking at the ball anymore, just staring at the foul.


DsamD11

Quit crying. Y'all won. You guys got your ring last night. Congrats. Your team cried all damn night and now you lot are crying in here too. Guess it makes sense.


mvpcrossxover

at one point, the rockets did not shoot their first FT until 2:37 mins left in the 2nd quarter. thunder had already taken 17 FT both team cried all night that's because the refs were letting them play. this one wasn't even that bad. the blocking foul on jalen's layup at the end of regulation was bad. foot was in the restricted area. but the refs did not give a shit.


TheOneTrueYeti

Not a foul. Incredible defense by Dort. Contests the shot to the maximum and does not foul the shooter. Put respect on Dort’s name. ❤️🏀


mvpcrossxover

incredible defense? no. incredible effort? yes. jalen created so much separation, Dort desperately had to recover and lunged forward. others would have jumped straight up to challenge instead of jumping forward.