EwingsGlass wrote:

gradyandrew wrote:Maybe I owe Nurse an apology. After multiple reviews I realized I was looking at an assistant coach. Nick briefly motions for time out while Lowry still has possession but Lowry then tosses it in. Nurse also motion for timeout when Maxey is on the floor with the ball. I'd say both instances last for about .5 seconds. Not sure how fast the refs are supposed to react. Nurse had ample opportunity to call timeout before Lowry inbounded the ball. I didn't see any players calling for it. I think usually the refs just look at the guy inbounding.

1) I hear you on the assistant coach. Easy to mistake that.
2) I don't agree on the timeout before the inbounds. He has his hands up, slightly separated but looks like he is waiting to see what happens there first. Its a giveaway that he pulls his hands down once the ball is in the air.
3) Ball is deflected on the inbound, making it a loose ball. No timeouts until possession is clear.
4) Nurse tries to call time out while Maxey is on the ground. Its possible he has possession, but not definitive.

Comparing these two, you can understand the caution.

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Similar to the Ghost Timeout by Lebron last year.

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Really great post here. I think you nailed it.

But remember, it's the officials that are the enemies. All our players can do is play hard and try to stay with the rules... and let the refs make the tough decisions. Better to be the aggressor than hope the refs bail you out.

https://official.nba.com/l2m/L2MReport.html?gameId=0042300112

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KnickDanger wrote:Regardless of the reality - which is the refs rightly let them play in the ending sequence, not calling ticky tack fouls either way - the league has now created the perception that the Sixers were wronged. I fully expect the league via the refs to "pay back" Philly in game 3 in front of a rabid home crowd. Knicks should prepare themselves for that.

and the Knicks can still win the game.........
Hey, Im cool with he Report. The refs let **** go all game long and were consistent.
The 2 min report does not cover the other 46 min.
Technically thats all the 2 min report covers. Kudos to the ref. Now the shoe might fall the other way for us and we on the bitch slap side of being "Wronged".

Personally I admire what Embiid is trying to do and play. he can't jump. The dude played well and helped get that lead. His limitations and not getting the rebound contributed to it disappearing. I trust he is not putting his future at risk by playing. If he was Knick we'd be celebrating the toughness.

What I don' like is his body language, the towel over his head and the "unacceptable" lines. I think he is trying to demonstrate "We are better than them" and "we will win". but really he should look at folks in the eye, say its sucks, but balls bounce both ways and we'll be ready to do better, its just one game". Thats it.

The fan stuff? don't matter.

Love the streaming dude that was celebrating and went silent! Funny stuff! Not sure who really follows a dude like that?

As for Steven A smith? After all these years why anyone would take him serious at all is beyond me. Thats what makes him funny.

Clean wrote:

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Maybe it was not a joke and it really happened.

Josh to OG: "You make threes, but I make the threes that break teams!"

1) Maxey doesnt secure the ball on the floor. Just grab it. He does and it's Game over

2) Nobody boxes out IHart. Embiid's ass was kinda near Josh. Pretty much everyone was ball watching that shot on the 6rs. IHart was not, crashed the boards and got the offensive rebound leading to the game winner. Box out and it's game over

nycericanguy wrote:the L2M report isn't anything to me. Fouls are subjective, no matter how many times you review. Refs can simply subjectively say any contact is "marginal".

DDV was hacked by Lowry but it was overturned.

Hart was pushed by Maxey with two hands, but that was subjectively ruled "marginal".

Unless it's an out of bounds, who touched it last, or was his foot on the line or did he get the shot off, most calls are subjective, whether live or upon review.

So I couldn't care less about the 2min report.

Imagine the L2M reviewing iconic plays like Jordan’s push off Russell or Reggie’s push off Jordan … lol

4 point play from LJ probably shouldn’t have been a foul

Too many iconic moments to count required non whistles. This play will be etched in history books but it’s important we win the series for it to get the historical recognition it deserves

They called a great game!!!

MaTT4281 wrote:Thibs responds:

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Extend coach already!!!

fishmike wrote:Phuck Phili... winning was simple.

1) Maxey doesnt secure the ball on the floor. Just grab it. He does and it's Game over

2) Nobody boxes out IHart. Embiid's ass was kinda near Josh. Pretty much everyone was ball watching that shot on the 6rs. IHart was not, crashed the boards and got the offensive rebound leading to the game winner. Box out and it's game over

Embiid was 8-12 from FT's and also got a tech. Lowry was 2-4. Both guys normally shoot > 85% from FT. 7 points right there.

Philly should get after what they can control. Like FT's and rebounds, concentration and effort plays from their star, vet players.