Cleveland Cavalier 2017-2018 Season

1) Hill makes that FT, GS calls TO, and has 4.7 to score 2 from half court and win, or lose with miss.

2) Hill misses FT, JR rebounds and calls TO, Cavs have 4.2 secs and ball in front court to score 2 to win, miss for OT.

3) Hill misses FT, JR rebounds and tries put-back, GS calls TO on miss or make, and has 2 sec to score from half court.  If JR had missed it'd be for the win, or if JR had made the put-back, it would be a 2 for OT or a trey for the win.

4) Hill misses FT, JR rebounds and passes to James at top of circle for trey to win or miss for OT.

5) Hill misses FT, GS rebounds and calls TO, GS has 4.2 secs from half court to score and win or miss for OT.

Rank these 5 scenarios from most to least advantageous toward a Cavs win. (my ranks: 42315)

Would the total of all 5 of these scenarios of chances of the Cavs winning be more than if than if the charge call would not have been overturned with 35 sec left?  (I say no)

I didn't realize Tony Brothers was calling for a block and that's probably why the white ref hesitated mid motion on his charge call.   That just makes it 100000x more suspicious they weren't actually going to the table to review if Lebron was in the restricted area and they actually just went there to review whether it was a block/charge.  Especially since the white ref was in plain site to see Lebron wasn't even close to the restricted area. Those two should fired and never allowed to ref a fucking game again. 

LeBron walking out of the press conference and saying "Be better tomorrow," was awesome.  

Was he telling the media or the refs to be better, or both?    :)

I think Love will be fine. He was on the court arguing a call before the actual altercation started. Went back to bench when it started.

posted by Automatik

Most bullshit overturned call I can remember since they took the INT from Polamalu against Indy.

Also, 2 (or 3?) missed blatant hacks on LeBron down the stretch. 

Hell, this overturned call hearkens back to the '72 Olympics, with the Soviets being given 3 different attempts to win the game in the final 3 seconds.  Complete and utter bullshit. 

posted by BR1986FB

FWIW, just heard one of the national analysts say he thinks TT will not be suspended but Love will.

Sounds like Love will not be suspended....jury still out on Thompson

I sent my email to the NBA, just to weigh in on the terrible calls and relieve a bit of the anguish. 

Response:

Thanks for contacting us about the officiating during Game 1 of NBA Finals 2018 presented by YouTube TV.

With respect to why the call on the Kevin Durant drive to the basket was overturned from a charge to a blocking foul on LeBron James with 36.4 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, please refer to referee Ken Mauer’s comments to a pool reporter following the game here.  You can also view NBA Senior Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia’s explanation of the call here.

Additionally, you can view referee Tony Brother’s explanation of Tristan Thompson’s flagrant foul with 2.6 seconds remaining in OT here.

We take the performance of our referees very seriously.  They are subject to incredible scrutiny by the league, which includes tracking every call they make and holding them to the most rigorous standards in all of sports.  We strive to ensure that NBA games are officiated at the highest possible level, while at the same time understanding that perfection is an unattainable goal.

The NBA is also committed to transparency in its officiating program.  The league shares with fans and the media play-by-play reports regarding all calls and material non-calls that occur in the last two minutes of close games and during entire overtime periods.  You can review the NBA’s assessment of Game 1 here at 5 p.m. ET.

Thanks again for writing us and sharing your views.  We hope you enjoy the rest of the Finals.

Sincerely,

redacted

NBA Fan Relations

Anyone know what the green bars mean in the 2 min report?

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1002673641161678848?s=21

posted by QuakerOats

Response:

Thanks for contacting us about the officiating during Game 1 of NBA Finals 2018 presented by YouTube TV.

With respect to why the call on the Kevin Durant drive to the basket was overturned from a charge to a blocking foul on LeBron James with 36.4 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, please refer to referee Ken Mauer’s comments to a pool reporter following the game here.  You can also view NBA Senior Vice President of Replay & Referee Operations Joe Borgia’s explanation of the call here.

Additionally, you can view referee Tony Brother’s explanation of Tristan Thompson’s flagrant foul with 2.6 seconds remaining in OT here.

We take the performance of our referees very seriously.  They are subject to incredible scrutiny by the league, which includes tracking every call they make and holding them to the most rigorous standards in all of sports.  We strive to ensure that NBA games are officiated at the highest possible level, while at the same time understanding that perfection is an unattainable goal.

The NBA is also committed to transparency in its officiating program.  The league shares with fans and the media play-by-play reports regarding all calls and material non-calls that occur in the last two minutes of close games and during entire overtime periods.  You can review the NBA’s assessment of Game 1 here at 5 p.m. ET.

Thanks again for writing us and sharing your views.  We hope you enjoy the rest of the Finals.

Sincerely,

redacted

NBA Fan Relations

Mauer saying they were unsure of the restricted area is a fucking lie. He was staring right at LeBron when the play happened. 

NBA review of final 2 min....smh

posted by Ironman92

NBA review of final 2 min....smh

lol, yeah--what a joke

TT gets a 25k fine

Meanwhile, Draymond gets to do literally whatever the fuck he wants... free of charge!

posted by BR1986FB

TT gets a 25k fine

Where is the fine for the officials?

Going warriors big tonight. Too much of an emotional letdown in game 1. Think warriors come out on fire and we never catch up. 

Even if by a miracle the Cavs were to win, we would still be lamenting game 1. 

posted by SportsAndLady

Going warriors big tonight. Too much of an emotional letdown in game 1. Think warriors come out on fire and we never catch up. 

100% this. Cavs only shot was game 1 and they blew it.