The Mav’s fans are crying about the 3 point shot that shouldn’t have counted to close out the 1st period, and it shouldn’t have counted as it was a back court violation. But none of them are crying about how many bogus calls the Mav’s got that allowed them extra free throws to even get within a few points, let alone the amount of no-calls that the Heat didn’t get when they should have. IMO, that was some of the most lopsided finals officiating I have ever seen. I did a search to see how many fouls were called in game 3 and I found a Jason Whitlock article about the crappy officiating of game 3; here is some of it.
If the Mavericks can’t beat Miami inside the American Airlines Center on a night Chris Bosh plays with one good eye, LeBron James struggles with his stroke and the refs openly flirt with Mark Cuban, then it’s preposterous to believe Dallas can win this series.
This wasn’t a two-point game. This was a millionaire armed with Viagra, condoms and a best-of-Barry White CD striking out at The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
As you read this, J.J. Barea is bricking another wide-open 3-pointer and the refs are waking Nowitzki from a nap to send The Germanator back to the free-throw line.
Seriously, how did Dallas lose this game?
The refs called nearly twice as many fouls on Miami (27-14) as Dallas. Down the stretch, the refs sent Nowitzki to the stripe for no reason and looked the other way when Shawn Marion flew into LeBron James.
There are two theories to explain Sunday’s officiating:
1) Cuban called in his marker from 2006.
2) The refs are trying to stop James and Dwyane Wade from turning basketball into soccer.
I’m going with No. 2. Wade and James are disgracing the game with their flopping and whining. Maybe I’m romanticizing the NBA glory years, but I don’t remember basketball being played this way by Jordan, Magic, Larry, Isiah, Duncan, Hakeem, etc.