Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 841. (Read 919094 times)

So what now? That's it? They will just move on from that stupid non-call from a "Chief referee". Take note that's a chief referee and he missed that call? I just hope that they're feeling well after not calling that pretty obvious call.

That's why I somewhat agree with what AD said in an interview that referees must be fined for these kind of mistakes. I mean in that Lakers-Celtics game, the referees missed a total of 7 calls including that last one with Lebron. You're a professional referee and you miss that number of call? Referees are being paid, but they aren't doing their job.
Hoochie-mama as Charles Barkley said.

The acquisition of Hachimura has been a good move by the team and in fact, so far both teams won that trade because both teams are utilizing their newly acquired players and they are playing well with their new teams. Now the question is that, how impactful those 3 2nd round draft picks will be on the  Wizards (if they will not get traded).

As for AD and the Lakers as a team, I agree with what they said that the battle in the West is so tight that the Lakers just need 3 games while other teams in the top 6-8 lose 3 in order for the Lakers to clinch at least the play-ins. On the other hand, I don't expect AD to be that impactful right after his injury. Probably after the all-star break, he might explode at one night.

I can understand why the ref didn't blew his whistle at that moment but yes it's like one of the instances where they could have stopped the play and review with the help of instant replay. Even Pat Bev wanted to give the refs a hand by bringing a camera but he got a tech for that instead hehe.

He has invested in his health and that's paying off now and even if he's aged, he's still one of the assets of the Lakers now. Going with Monday's game for the Lakers. I just saw the news lately that Lebron and AD will go out against the Nets.
(https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/lakers-lebron-james-anthony-davis-ruled-out-vs-nets-monday/)

That is true. AD has been away from the game for a few months, and it will take a few games to take away the rust from his play and get the groove back. And there is an adjustment period with their new acquisition as well, Rui Hachimura.


He is not in his prime, but he is surely playing too well for a player his age. Thanks to his incredibly strong body and the way he maintains it, he was able to achieve this feat. Hopefully, his sons will be able to come close to Lebron's achievement. But history is against them. The more successful the father in NBA, the less successful are the second generation players. Hopefully, it is not the same with Bronny or Bryce.

There's the ref on that side of view on that image and I don't believe what they say. In those crucial moments, they have to review if it's a foul or not, right?
But they didn't call it out since it's their home team that's in danger of just losing the game with just 1 free throw to get in made by James. There should really be a call out on that incident and more sanctions and punishments for those referees that neglected their duty.

And what others have thought:



https://twitter.com/OfficialNBARefs/status/1619815874583752704

The referees themselves admitted that they have make a big blunder on that last play, a drive by Lebron which they didn't call any foul. On the other hand, they call a foul + 1 on the other side prior to the call to make the score tie. And James is really mad after that but he can't do anything but to continue to play but eventually they have lost the game. And this game is closed to rigging and cheating by the referees, in my opinion.

Well, I don't know if LeBron James is in his prime, but I have no doubt that he is living a great moment in his life, because he is going through several important moments, for example, his possible retirement (I believe that maybe in 3 or 5 years he may retire, this is not real, just my assumption), LJ is winning several records, he is also having a not very good time in the Lakers (although he is scoring in several games), and also I have no doubt that he is analyzing and preparing (or at least helping) Bronny to enter the NBA, depending on the situation I have no doubt that LJ will also intend to do everything to get Bryce into the NBA in the future (which in my opinion has had a great evolution recently).

That was not the first time the referees did not call a foul on a crucial play in the last seconds this season for the Lakers. This was actually the 4th one to be precise. But, this one for Boston, it seems like the referees are deliberately not calling that obvious foul. There was one referee who was literally standing 3ft away from the layup LeBron made, plus the loud slap sound that's even clearly heard in the camera. Felt bad for LeBron how he want that game so bad.

Yeah, I would not rush it too, dude just came back and he needs to get his rhythm back same with Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans who had been on and off the court. Injuries are not something to mess with, they need that fire lit back again and it doesn't come out 1-3 games, worse, 5 games.
But we know AD once the focus of him returned he could score 30-50 points and that's when we could say he is back with an expectation of a winning streak for the Lakers team.
I would not even worry about the seeding, the battle is so close from the top 3-13. Anytime another team could be on the playoff seed or there's always a chance to win the play in tournament.

They just got AD back and they are a couple games out of the playin what are you talking about?  I'm not pro Lakers but to say there is no way they would even make the playing is just straight wrong.  It's games like this when you win that propel your team, or on the flip side side track you.  Every game is important when playoff seedings are games apart at the end of the year.  This game counts just as much as a game at the end of the year.

To be honest they are just 3 games out of 5th place in the west that's how close every team is right now in the west.

If it was a game where it matter for them, I would be upset too. I would always love to see Lakers in playoffs, they are royalty in NBA so seeing them is always good. But they are 13th in the west right now, there is no way they are going to playoffs, not even play-in tournament to be fair, they are going to lose and they will have to accept that and move on.

They could have won this game, and it wouldn't have mattered for the end of the season, they really need like a big big win streak if they want to be in playoffs and I do not see that happening. Good for Lebron though, dude is about the be the person with the most points, that's not an easy feat, that's actually quite a big achievement considering he is the type of guy that passes a lot too.

Yeah, that no call and then they call a foul on the other end? It looks like the referee is against the Lakers recently with a lot of no and controversial calls against them. They could have won that game in my opinion.

As for the Pelicans, not only did they ran out of steam, but the injuries of Zion really took a big blow on them. They’ve lost 12 of their last 15 games overall, not good after getting on top. Although BI is back, he is still on the adjustment period and it might take some games again. And now they are going to face a tough team in the East and that is the Bucks next, so it's hard to see them getting the win here.

Knowing them, they will probably rest Kawhi to keep him healthy. I think it is more important to keep Kawhi healthy than to keep the winning streak. They will be against the Cavaliers on the road so it is a hard battle for the Clippers especially if Kawhi is out. But I think they can still win against the Cavs. Both Donovan Mitchell and Kevin Love are questionable for this game. If they are out on the game, the Clippers are in good position to win the game.

Yeah that is the big question for Clippers, if they want to maintain their winning streak though, perhaps it's better to have Kahwi play here. He is really instrumental in their run so they want to continue that momentum against a struggling Cavs next.

And I do agree that is a big win by the Nets against their rivals. At least, Joe Harris and Royce O'Neal step up in this game with no Ben Simmons,  . Irving huge 32 points to lead the Nets as they needed this win badly.

Well, their two best players have been injured. I think it was amazing they were winning games at all without them. Once Zion and Ingram are back healthy and get some time on the floor together I’m sure they’ll bounce back. Hopefully in time to save them for the playoffs.

How about that foul on LeBron last night that cost the Lakers the game because of a no call? Crazy…

This losing streak makes them vulnerable to being dropped off in the NBA playoffs and they really need to take some adjustments seriously because they are one of the teams to be expected to make the western conference a hard battle to get to the NBA finals but it seems they need to make things right first before dreaming to get their revenge against the Phoenix Suns in the playoffs. If they don't improve their ranks these upcoming days, then that's all for them and they're just one of those teams who cannot hold their spots despite how they win every single game in the past months.

They need to break that losing streak so they'll bring back their confidence.
Ingram already had a decent game but they are outrebounded in this game, I know they will win soon, so I would be betting on this team as I know how desperate they are.

Although they are an improve team, but you cannot expect that they will win every game. Wolves have been playing well recently too.

That was a big win because they dominated the Magic on the road. Magic beat the Celtics but they beat the Magic, so Bulls is really a legit team, their chance to be in the playoffs is high.

It seems Pelicans ran out of fuel lately as they have 5 defeats in a row. They also don't have enough points to have playoffs locked in so they should make a mega effort next game against Bucks and try to win that game because defeats bring more defeats and they don't need a spiral of defeats.

Sacramento Kings are also shaking lately as they kinda forgot how is to win but they have a comfortable advantage in points and playoffs are kinda locked in for them.

My team Bulls with a great victory over Orlando and we needed this victory so bad in order to keep our dreams of playing playoffs this year.

Yeah, It seems that the referee has a hand on the Boston win here. The NBA should review the officiating here because clearly, they had said that they don't want the referee involved, but that foul on Bev and the non call on Lebron's drive could have given the Lakers the win but the referee messed it up big time.

I'm no Laker fan but this has to be look at as I have said.

Lakers in their last couple of games has been in the short end of the bad call, just saying.

That was a clear rigged show. Lebron was fouled driving the ball to the paint and yet the ref missed that call, or they did not call it intentionally? As a fan of Boston, I'm upset with the officiating because the Lakers wanted a win to improve their ranking, unfortunately the refs are not fair in the game.

He will be the top soon, no need to rush though.