# The Never-ending NBA Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 16, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295 "2009-04-16T15:45:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/401 "2009-06-12T04:10:02Z")
_That_ 3 by Fish might have been the dagger. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/402 "2009-06-12T04:10:19Z")
Way to throw a game away guys. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/403 "2009-06-12T04:10:46Z")
Fish. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/404 "2009-06-12T04:12:49Z")
They took too long on that inbounds anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/405 "2009-06-12T04:13:31Z")
I think THAT was the dagger by Gasol right there. Magic have play the shoot and foul game now. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/406 "2009-06-12T04:13:49Z")
What the fuck? Kobe can throw elbows three feet from the official now? Jameer went down like a ton of bricks and nobody said a damn thing. One lucky rebound by Gasol pretty much does it for the series. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/407 "2009-06-12T04:14:35Z")
ballgame ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/408 "2009-06-12T04:16:01Z")
Nelson kind of lost his cool right there. There was no reason to foul Gasol, but I guess there was no reason for Gasol to dunk it either. The gane was over. He should have dribbled it out. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/409 "2009-06-12T04:16:34Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > What the fuck? Kobe can throw elbows three feet from the official now? Jameer went down like a ton of bricks and nobody said a damn thing.. Which makes up for Howard tackling Pau earlier. 18 foul shots in the 4th compared to zero for the Lakers and you complain about the officiating? ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/410 "2009-06-12T04:18:16Z")
Wow, 2 games they could have won but didn’t. Series over now. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/411 "2009-06-12T04:20:00Z")
Anybody see Orlando taking two in LA? I think they might win on sunday out of pride, and because the Lakers will probably relax a lot, but I don’t see this going more than 6. The funny thing is, watching the games it _feels_ like Orlando has outplayed the Lakers every game but the Game 1 blowout, yet here they are down 3-1. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/412 "2009-06-12T04:22:52Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > What the fuck? Kobe can throw elbows three feet from the official now? Jameer went down like a ton of bricks and nobody said a damn thing. Everybody was skirmishing all over the place. It’s overtime. You want the officials to swallow their whistles in OT. I think it was a fairly evenly called game. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/413 "2009-06-12T04:22:53Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Anybody see Orlando taking two in LA? I think they might win on sunday out of pride, and because the Lakers will probably relax a lot, but I don’t see this going more than 6. > > The funny thing is, watching the games it _feels_ like Orlando has outplayed the Lakers every game but the Game 1 blowout, yet here they are down 3-1. Yeah pretty much, both those loses were all about turnovers and missed free throws. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/414 "2009-06-12T04:22:54Z")
Orlando has been playing great defense in general. Then can only win with a monster offensive game like in Game 3. ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/415 "2009-06-12T04:25:09Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Nelson kind of lost his cool right there. There was no reason to foul Gasol, but I guess there was no reason for Gasol to dunk it either. The gane was over. He should have dribbled it out. You mean Pietras, right? And that offensive elbow by Kobe was ridiculous, that should’ve been a flagrant! Is it me, or are these officials awful? Phil Jackson admitted that Courtney’s layup in game 2 was goaltended, and tonight was just horrible calls and non-calls on both teams. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/416 "2009-06-12T04:26:10Z")
Watching ESPN, I see that was Pietrus that went after Pao, not Nelson. I don’t know why I thought it was Nelson. ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/417 "2009-06-12T04:27:49Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > You want the officials to swallow their whistles in OT. See that’s where I disagree. It should be called the same in the first minute as it is in the last minute. It’s like they decide to reign in the game and call ticky-tack fouls while letting them play at other times. I hate all the fouls regardless of whom it’s on, but if you are going to call a lot of them, call them consistently. And I am not referring to consistency as it relates to calling them on one team versus calling them on the other team. I am talking across the board. Why can guards get away with charging into a defensive player with their shoulder, then fade away, hit a shot, and then go to the free throw line when if a center lowers his shoulder it’s an offensive foul? This makes me remember why I quit watching the NBA. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/418 "2009-06-12T04:41:23Z")
The Magic lost at the FT line. They shot 17 more FTs than the Lakers… but missed 15 of them. I have long since realized that it is impossible to ref basketball. This series is no better or worse in that respect than any other. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/419 "2009-06-12T04:44:51Z")
Congrats Dwight, this one’s on you buddy. Good lord, the fact that ANYONE in the NBA can’t hit a simple free throw is beyond me. They should be free points for crying out loud. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295/420 "2009-06-12T04:50:18Z")
It figures the Magic’s shooting would go cold and Van Gundy would start making dumb coaching moves after playing out of their minds and crushing the hopes of yet another Cleveland team. Thanks a lot Orlando, you goddamned frauds. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-never-ending-nba-playoffs/493295.md?page=22)