I was wondering why/how this wasn’t a foul at the time….
aja_ramirez
More of a foul/flop. Enough contact to be a foul but the flop makes it seem cheaper than it is.
Ok-Cartographer-7913
Nah, that’s Strus coming in to play defense and Tatum embellishing minor contact. Respect the try JT, but also respect the refs for not buying it.
ArthurScherbius
How bout that lowry “block” that was pure punch, cant remember who it was on…
bossaus10
celtics play physical and get called for fouls. heat do it though and it’s okay
sunnyPorangedrank
The celtics being bad and written off have over shadowed this but the refs these past two games have swallowed their whistles against the heat. Like tatum and brown barely have free throws
Jawnny-Jawnson
But I thought the refs were pro Celtic
ticket21truth
Heat culture baybee
yourlilpissboi
I still don’t understand or get why the Heat get away with being so much more physical and playing up to and past a consistent whistle that they are able to get away with stuff like this. Clearly this is a foul.
insertdankmeme
Tatum ran into Strus after a transition bucket earlier in the game. This was the proportional response. No big deal imo.
WhiteImpDragon
It was a dirty play and refs fucked up good this game. But you know what, I prefer getting called for mkre fouls when we keep this fucking killer intensity on defense.
LET’S GOOOO
Evening-Dream-5750
Strus is barley an NBA player and still butt hurt the Celtics trashed him. Dirty, just like many other Miami feet players.
jotyma5
Yeah I was yelling at the tv
JesseJamesGames449
This is a foul if we do it. All series they are getting contact on touch fouls and we are getting hacked and barely getting to the line..
Forward-Form9321
Gabe Vincent broke his own ankles for no reason at all and still called for an foul on Tatum. So that made me happy at least. Lol
third0burns
Yeah it’s a foul, but I don’t know why anyone is surprised. This is what the heat do. Play super physical to the point where you could call multiple fouls on any play and just dare the refs to call them. They know the refs won’t, especially not in the ECFs.
krame_krome
Strus with ya mouth breathin ass & dead eyes but nice haircut & jumpshot foh
luke_workin
Lowkey dude’s a bitch
Merde2000
did you see Butler pushing Tatum from behind, when Tatum crashed into Martin? The refs checked for a hostile act on Tatum, which they didn‘t give. But they ignored Jimmys push.
Fabulous_Date2743
HeS jUsT a GuY wHo pLaYs hArD 🥴
Dondon1927
Wtf was that about?
mnshyn
No call. Horrible. we never get loose ball foul calls in our favor. It’s an automatic on us every time it’s a 50/50 ball in the air.
TheCloudBoy
How is that not a Flagrant Foul II and subsequent ejection on Strus, he clearly got a running start before blindsiding Tatum. Direct from the NBA’s rulebook, which clearly has been selectively enforced this series:
>A player, coach, trainer, or other team bench person must be ejected for: > >A punching foul > >A fighting foul > >Technical foul for an attempted punch or swing with no contact or a thrown elbow toward an opponent above shoulder level with no contact > >Deliberately entering the stands other than as a continuance of play > >Flagrant foul penalty (2) > >Second flagrant foul penalty (1) > >Participation in the game when not on team’s active list
Neal-Enblowme
That’s why we’re losing. They’re more physically and mentally tough.
RetroDave
Glad someone else caught this.
Psychologinut
I saw that as well, couldn’t believe it wasn’t a foul
jromero12345678910
Im just sad that even if we got the fouls, we’d probably miss half of them anyways
Talkshowhostt
Didn’t Smart swing at Strus?
jromero12345678910
Im just sad that even if we got the fouls, we’d probably miss half of them anyways
Active_Estimate_2598
Knicks fan I know we hate each other blah blah but seriously fuck this Heat team. Gabe Vincent clocked Brunson with less than 2 min to go in game 6 and Caleb Martin stuck his foot out for Brunson to land on, which was all over r/nba. Not to mention Bam Adebayos moving screens which never get called. It’s the worst basketball to watch. Rooting for Celtics.
MeddlingMike
28 FT for Miami v 18 FT for Boston. I think the disparity was more glaring before some late ones in garbage time.
irishfyre88
Love Tatum but he sold this one hard
RainWinss
Bro thought he was playing hockey
wellbreastfed
Let’s not do this please
RepeatDTD
Strus is still big mad we passed on him and that his out of bounds shot was correctly called out of bounds last season. Clown Shoes
P4TL4NT4
Yeah also Rob did the same thing to Zeller so what?
pentium4pc
Flop from Tatum. The 80s Celtics would have have smacked these bums.
20124eva
Can’t whine over every cheap shot. It’s the playoffs
1990three
Did strus (whoever that guy is) just wake the bear?
Ok-Quantity-8861
Boston does it almost every play
Chino780
Of course it was. Miami has been getting away with murder the entire series.
Pmaloney15
Weird non call but moving on.
4reddits
Heat fan here: First, good win last night! Having watched Max all season, I can say he’s not a dirty player so I’m reluctant to say it was intentional. However, I was surprised myself it wasn’t called.
Pryme_Tyme_Playa
Wtf is this 😂. IK people get mad at the players for being soft but this shits like a flagrant cause this is worse than the Tatum play that was reviewed for a hostile act. God forbid we breathe on Jimmy Butler and he gets a trip to the free throw line 😂.
Fake_the_jaB
Pat Riley definitely had a lil chit chat with the refs before the game
Fireball_Findings
That sucks, but Tatum has been doing dirty stuff do Strus this whole series. I don’t want to see either side engaging in cheap shots.
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I was wondering why/how this wasn’t a foul at the time….
More of a foul/flop. Enough contact to be a foul but the flop makes it seem cheaper than it is.
Nah, that’s Strus coming in to play defense and Tatum embellishing minor contact. Respect the try JT, but also respect the refs for not buying it.
How bout that lowry “block” that was pure punch, cant remember who it was on…
celtics play physical and get called for fouls. heat do it though and it’s okay
The celtics being bad and written off have over shadowed this but the refs these past two games have swallowed their whistles against the heat. Like tatum and brown barely have free throws
But I thought the refs were pro Celtic
Heat culture baybee
I still don’t understand or get why the Heat get away with being so much more physical and playing up to and past a consistent whistle that they are able to get away with stuff like this. Clearly this is a foul.
Tatum ran into Strus after a transition bucket earlier in the game. This was the proportional response. No big deal imo.
It was a dirty play and refs fucked up good this game. But you know what, I prefer getting called for mkre fouls when we keep this fucking killer intensity on defense.
LET’S GOOOO
Strus is barley an NBA player and still butt hurt the Celtics trashed him. Dirty, just like many other Miami feet players.
Yeah I was yelling at the tv
This is a foul if we do it. All series they are getting contact on touch fouls and we are getting hacked and barely getting to the line..
Gabe Vincent broke his own ankles for no reason at all and still called for an foul on Tatum. So that made me happy at least. Lol
Yeah it’s a foul, but I don’t know why anyone is surprised. This is what the heat do. Play super physical to the point where you could call multiple fouls on any play and just dare the refs to call them. They know the refs won’t, especially not in the ECFs.
Strus with ya mouth breathin ass & dead eyes but nice haircut & jumpshot foh
Lowkey dude’s a bitch
did you see Butler pushing Tatum from behind, when Tatum crashed into Martin?
The refs checked for a hostile act on Tatum, which they didn‘t give. But they ignored Jimmys push.
HeS jUsT a GuY wHo pLaYs hArD 🥴
Wtf was that about?
No call. Horrible. we never get loose ball foul calls in our favor. It’s an automatic on us every time it’s a 50/50 ball in the air.
How is that not a Flagrant Foul II and subsequent ejection on Strus, he clearly got a running start before blindsiding Tatum. Direct from the NBA’s rulebook, which clearly has been selectively enforced this series:
>A player, coach, trainer, or other team bench person must be ejected for:
>
>A punching foul
>
>A fighting foul
>
>Technical foul for an attempted punch or swing with no contact or a thrown elbow toward an opponent above shoulder level with no contact
>
>Deliberately entering the stands other than as a continuance of play
>
>Flagrant foul penalty (2)
>
>Second flagrant foul penalty (1)
>
>Participation in the game when not on team’s active list
That’s why we’re losing. They’re more physically and mentally tough.
Glad someone else caught this.
I saw that as well, couldn’t believe it wasn’t a foul
Im just sad that even if we got the fouls, we’d probably miss half of them anyways
Didn’t Smart swing at Strus?
Im just sad that even if we got the fouls, we’d probably miss half of them anyways
Knicks fan I know we hate each other blah blah but seriously fuck this Heat team. Gabe Vincent clocked Brunson with less than 2 min to go in game 6 and Caleb Martin stuck his foot out for Brunson to land on, which was all over r/nba. Not to mention Bam Adebayos moving screens which never get called. It’s the worst basketball to watch. Rooting for Celtics.
28 FT for Miami v 18 FT for Boston. I think the disparity was more glaring before some late ones in garbage time.
Love Tatum but he sold this one hard
Bro thought he was playing hockey
Let’s not do this please
Strus is still big mad we passed on him and that his out of bounds shot was correctly called out of bounds last season. Clown Shoes
Yeah also Rob did the same thing to Zeller so what?
Flop from Tatum. The 80s Celtics would have have smacked these bums.
Can’t whine over every cheap shot. It’s the playoffs
Did strus (whoever that guy is) just wake the bear?
Boston does it almost every play
Of course it was. Miami has been getting away with murder the entire series.
Weird non call but moving on.
Heat fan here: First, good win last night! Having watched Max all season, I can say he’s not a dirty player so I’m reluctant to say it was intentional. However, I was surprised myself it wasn’t called.
Wtf is this 😂. IK people get mad at the players for being soft but this shits like a flagrant cause this is worse than the Tatum play that was reviewed for a hostile act. God forbid we breathe on Jimmy Butler and he gets a trip to the free throw line 😂.
Pat Riley definitely had a lil chit chat with the refs before the game
That sucks, but Tatum has been doing dirty stuff do Strus this whole series. I don’t want to see either side engaging in cheap shots.