Did the refs cost the Cleveland Cavaliers a chance to tie the series against the Boston Celtics?
The Cleveland Cavaliers entered G4 vs. the Boston Celtics trailing 2-1.
In front of the home crowd, the Cavs thought they may get a favorable whistle. According to JB Bickerstaff and Darius Garland afterwards, that was not the case. Neither went too far in on the refs, but both made it clear the 24-7 free throw discrepancy is something the league needs to look in to.
Are the refs the reason the shorthanded Cavs couldn’t beat Boston on Monday night? Or did it have to do more with the fact Cleveland was playing without Donovan Mitchell, who suffered a calf injury in Game 3 on Saturday?
Garland, Max Strus and Caris Levert — and even Evan Mobley — found their rhythm in Game 4 and kept the Cavs afloat, but it wasn’t enough to take down Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown.
All this happened on the court with LeBron James sitting courtside. What message was LBJ trying to send by attending his former team’s playoff game while trying to leverage a bigger deal from the Lakers?
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27 Comments
They got screwed
We're definitely winning Game 5! BOOK IT!! They're already looking past us, and if Donovan OR Allen play, we'll be fine. CAVS IN SEVEN WHY NOT?!?!
Without Vaseline
Isaac Okoro horrible shooting and Lavert 3 point % destroyed any chance Cleveland had not the officials
Naw brah Cavs disappeared in the 4th quarter
That’s bs
Yes cavs was screwed it looked like 2002 Sacramento kings screw job
We went to rhe line for what 5 shots not includ8ng the technical fouls?…of course they were screwed….they've been getting screwed since game 5 of the Orlando series.
7 straight games we've been getting railed now by the refs.
Go back to game 5 of the Orlando series.
This is sad. Stop it
Boston took a lot of midrange shots
What summed it up was the jaylen brown foul call with 2 minutes left. Luckily the cavs still had their challenge
So I was at the game but I'm rewatching parts of it again to get better detail.
TNT sends two nobody's to announce the game, and halfway thru the first Q, they call him Eric Mobley…..
…… And then there was the reffing. Everything was against us.
It was definitely the reason they lost in a 7 point game…. so many free throws boston got on ticky tack fouls and the lack of fouls the cavs got
Jason! I have a question for you. I have heard that the Lakers really really really really want donovan. do you think that's why Lebron was in Cleveland last night? of course there's all the rumors about him being in town to see if he wants to come back which I don't think is a thing – but I'm wondering if he was here to recruit? DISCUSS!
Hiw can you cofidently say the refs didnt effect the outcome of the game the Cavs litterally outscored the Celtics by 9 if you take away FTs
It happens too much
When they broke his jaw he didn’t get a foul call then
Lebron this lebron that maybe he just wants to play one more season and retire as a cavs player.
A foul is a foul.. they both agree that we didn't get favorable whistles but it don't have anything 2 do with the markets.. no star so no call is acceptable? Wtf🤬
JB's constant crying about calls all season long does his team no favors in the long run.
This is why I don’t bet on the Nba
Let’s just face it, the Celtics have always gotten the benefit of the calls from the officials!! They are the Celtics!! It’s not how many favorable calls; it’s when and the kind of fouls the Celtics get. The “stomach touch” foul was an example of how uneven the officiating was in that game last night. It’s an embarrassment to the League how the officials conduct themselves when it comes to that team. But we can’t hold our breath expecting a change or an improvement! It would be nice though if the NBA would at least look into it.
However, B.J.’s ineptness has been shown over and over, as well! Playing small line ups and failing to utilizing more of his bench is a problem that the Head Coach continues to contribute to his team’s lack of success!
MIKE LUCAS!!!!! Your 20 year old self was just adorable!!! 😅
The Boston Celtics players berated the referees during a game where they were getting touchfowls called regularly
If you looked at the game Boston offense threw forearms the entire game to clear space