2014 NBA Playoffs


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You could not have asked for a better first round than this year's playoffs. This is the first time ever I've watched nearly all of the TNT games.
 



Three game 7s on Saturday. First time ever there will be three game 7s on one day. It's possible Sunday could have three game 7s as well. Like I said earlier, the 2014 NBA playoffs could go down as the best ever.
 
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Three game 7s on Saturday. First time ever there will be three game 7s on one day. It's possible Sunday could have three game 7s as well. Like I said earlier, the 2014 NBA playoffs could go down as the best ever.
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And longest. lol
 
The Clippers are

Putting on a clinic against the Thunder in game one. They scored 39 points in the first quarter.

That is all.
 
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I like how a moderator changed that title. Don't want to upset massa. They must be a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the NAACP. :emlaugh:
 
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The Clippers’ improbable last-minute collapse in a 105-104 Game 5 loss to the Thunder left coach Doc Rivers raving mad at the officials, while Chris Paul appeared inconsolable following a series of costly blunders.

Oklahoma City escaped at home thanks to an 8-0 run in the game’s final 45 seconds, a push fueled by multiple questionable calls, two Paul turnovers and a foul call on Paul as he defended a Russell Westbrook three-point attempt. The victory gives the Thunder a 3-2 series lead and prevents the Clippers from a chance to close out the series at the Staples Center on Thursday.

Rivers will surely be fined by the league office after he launched into an extended diatribe against the referees’ decision to grant Oklahoma City possession after an out-of-bounds call with 11.3 seconds to play and the Clippers leading 104-102. Thunder guard Reggie Jackson was driving to the basket when Clippers forward Matt Barnes swiped at the ball.

DOLLINGER: Marcin Gortat pummels Pacers as Wizards trim deficit to 3-2

Replays appeared to indicate that Barnes fouled Jackson and that Jackson was the last player to touch the ball. The referees, who were unable to review whether there was a foul due to league rules, took a look at the play and determined that Barnes had touched the ball last. In Rivers’ opinion, the officials came to that decision as a make-up call because they could not retroactively assess a foul on Barnes.

http://nba.si.com/2014/05/14/doc-rivers-referees-comments-post-game-clippers-thunder/?eref=sihp
 
I need to look up the NBA rule... but everywhere else, the hand is a part of the ball. Barnes hit Jackson's hand while his hand was on the ball... if no one touched the ball after that, then it is out on Barnes, no foul. Seen it many times called against my Lakers and wondered.
 
Looking at this gif... should have been Clippers ball. If Jackson doesn't touch it after Barnes knocked it out of his hand, the ball would have gone to the right of Jackson and not toward the baseline.

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The Clippers probably won't win this year, but once they have a new owner next season, they just might win it all. Glenn "Big Baby" Davis is probably one of the luckiest dudes in the NBA, especially if he is still with the Clippers next season.
 



DAHILL said:
Lebron must be moving to the West.

Walls is VERY inconsistent ! He will never dominate the East....
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I agree. Washington has a long way to go before becoming a threat to King James and Miami. Plus Pat Riley and the owner Arison have already said they are not going to just sit by and not improve the Heat. Who wouldn't want to play in Miami with Lebron. An unselfish superstar.
 
kendrick said:
The Clippers’ improbable last-minute collapse in a 105-104 Game 5 loss to the Thunder left coach Doc Rivers raving mad at the officials, while Chris Paul appeared inconsolable following a series of costly blunders.

Oklahoma City escaped at home thanks to an 8-0 run in the game’s final 45 seconds, a push fueled by multiple questionable calls, two Paul turnovers and a foul call on Paul as he defended a Russell Westbrook three-point attempt. The victory gives the Thunder a 3-2 series lead and prevents the Clippers from a chance to close out the series at the Staples Center on Thursday.

Rivers will surely be fined by the league office after he launched into an extended diatribe against the referees’ decision to grant Oklahoma City possession after an out-of-bounds call with 11.3 seconds to play and the Clippers leading 104-102. Thunder guard Reggie Jackson was driving to the basket when Clippers forward Matt Barnes swiped at the ball.

DOLLINGER: Marcin Gortat pummels Pacers as Wizards trim deficit to 3-2

Replays appeared to indicate that Barnes fouled Jackson and that Jackson was the last player to touch the ball. The referees, who were unable to review whether there was a foul due to league rules, took a look at the play and determined that Barnes had touched the ball last. In Rivers’ opinion, the officials came to that decision as a make-up call because they could not retroactively assess a foul on Barnes.

http://nba.si.com/2014/05/14/doc-rivers-referees-comments-post-game-clippers-thunder/?eref=sihp
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Well if his theory is true about the make up call. Then OKC should benefit. It was a foul. Obviously the refs goofed by not calling that. As for the out of bounds call they made, If Barnes indeed did not touch that ball. Don't know how they could rule otherwise. But the right thing overall happened. OKC should have had the ball because Barnes clearly fouled Jackson to start the ball on it's way out of bounds. So depending on the number of team fouls. Either Jackson would have gone to the line or OKC gets the ball back due to the foul. The refs just fugged up HOW they called it.
 
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Well if his theory is true about the make up call. Then OKC should benefit. It was a foul. Obviously the refs goofed by not calling that. As for the out of bounds call they made, If Barnes indeed did not touch that ball. Don't know how they could rule otherwise. But the right thing overall happened. OKC should have had the ball because Barnes clearly fouled Jackson to start the ball on it's way out of bounds. So depending on the number of team fouls. Either Jackson would have gone to the line or OKC gets the ball back due to the foul. The refs just fugged up HOW they called it.
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Definitely wasn't a foul:

Rule 8 Section II - c of the NBA rulebook states:

If a player has his hand in contact with the ball and an opponent hits the hand causing the ball to go out-of-bounds, the team whose player had his hand on the ball will retain possession.
 
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Definitely wasn't a foul:

Rule 8 Section II - c of the NBA rulebook states:

If a player has his hand in contact with the ball and an opponent hits the hand causing the ball to go out-of-bounds, the team whose player had his hand on the ball will retain possession.
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So Doc Rivers was acting a fool for no good reason.
 
DAHILL said:
Lebron must be moving to the West.

Walls is VERY inconsistent ! He will never dominate the East....
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I meant the back court (guard positions). Name me a young back court that's better in the East. Miami is about to be dismantled after this season.
 
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