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NBA: 2 errors made in Cavs' favor in last 2 minutes of Christmas game
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Cleveland Cavaliers benefited from two incorrect calls in the last two minutes of their stirring 109-108 come-from-behind victory over the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, the NBA announced Monday.
According to the league, Richard Jeffersonshould have been called for a foul with 3.1 seconds left for making "foot contact" with the Warriors' Kevin Durant which was determined to have affected Durant's SQBR (speed, quickness, balance, rhythm) on the play.
"There's a lot of fouls throughout the course of the game that don't get called," Lue said before the Cavs played the Detroit Pistons on Monday when asked for comment on the league's determination. "It's a tough game to officiate. The players we have, the way guys can draw fouls and contact. And so that was an incidental play at the end of the game. You don't want the game decided on two free throws at the end of the game. I didn't see (the foul). There wasn't much contact to me. But to me, you come back and say that you made a mistake in the last two minutes of the game, I mean, that's on them."
The game ended on Durant missing a 34-foot 3-point attempt from the floor as time expired.
"I fell," Durant said. "And I didn't fall on my own."
Jefferson proclaimed his innocence.
"We all think we're fouled on every play in every single game," Jefferson said. "That's why I say I know the referees have a very hard job. I switched to his body. It looked like he lost his balance. He was trying to regain his balance, and as soon as I saw him start to stumble, I ran off. I ran off so it wouldn't look like I was trying to pressure him more, so he didn't trip on my foot and it looked like I bumped him -- nothing.
"It's one of those things; plays can go either way. ... When you get down to these two quality teams, each play back and forth, everything can be dissected. It's just one of those things that went in our favor at the last play."
The league also determined that LeBron James' dunk with 1:43 remaining, which put the Cavs up 105-103 and gave them their first lead since the first quarter, should have resulted in a technical foul for "deliberately hanging on the rim" after the dunk was completed.
James admitted after the game he had extra motivation to finish the dunk over Draymond Green after Green fouled him and sent him sprawling to the floor in a similar circumstance in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in June.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Cleveland Cavaliers benefited from two incorrect calls in the last two minutes of their stirring 109-108 come-from-behind victory over the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, the NBA announced Monday.
According to the league, Richard Jeffersonshould have been called for a foul with 3.1 seconds left for making "foot contact" with the Warriors' Kevin Durant which was determined to have affected Durant's SQBR (speed, quickness, balance, rhythm) on the play.
"There's a lot of fouls throughout the course of the game that don't get called," Lue said before the Cavs played the Detroit Pistons on Monday when asked for comment on the league's determination. "It's a tough game to officiate. The players we have, the way guys can draw fouls and contact. And so that was an incidental play at the end of the game. You don't want the game decided on two free throws at the end of the game. I didn't see (the foul). There wasn't much contact to me. But to me, you come back and say that you made a mistake in the last two minutes of the game, I mean, that's on them."
The game ended on Durant missing a 34-foot 3-point attempt from the floor as time expired.
"I fell," Durant said. "And I didn't fall on my own."
Jefferson proclaimed his innocence.
"We all think we're fouled on every play in every single game," Jefferson said. "That's why I say I know the referees have a very hard job. I switched to his body. It looked like he lost his balance. He was trying to regain his balance, and as soon as I saw him start to stumble, I ran off. I ran off so it wouldn't look like I was trying to pressure him more, so he didn't trip on my foot and it looked like I bumped him -- nothing.
"It's one of those things; plays can go either way. ... When you get down to these two quality teams, each play back and forth, everything can be dissected. It's just one of those things that went in our favor at the last play."
The league also determined that LeBron James' dunk with 1:43 remaining, which put the Cavs up 105-103 and gave them their first lead since the first quarter, should have resulted in a technical foul for "deliberately hanging on the rim" after the dunk was completed.
James admitted after the game he had extra motivation to finish the dunk over Draymond Green after Green fouled him and sent him sprawling to the floor in a similar circumstance in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in June.
I think Kyrie is very confident but it has nothing to do with GS; but he wasnt having a good game and didnt do anything until late in the 4th quarter; Curry not guarding him anyways and Kyrie isnt guarding Curry either; so that comment makes no sense to me; Hes not in a mental groove; However those last 2 shots he hit was great on his part; Very difficult shots and very good defense was played; he was just better and you gotta give him credit for that; big time player for sure; but lets be real, that game should have been over once Curry hit that three; they went up 108-105 with a minute left and after the Cavs missed a shot; GS proceeds to turn the ball over twice!!!!!!!!!; Green tried to force a dumb pass, and Iggy thru a bad pass to a wide open KD for an easy dunk; the game should have never came down to Irving; period!!!; And im not going to even discuss the other shit they played into the game...............
Of course they did; those calls were obvious, and anyone could see that; but wasnt going to happen so it doesnt matter....
You are the most ignorant poster on here real talk; Your dumb ass stay making up shit.....
I wasnt but if you were ok cool...
Small ball isnt the reason why they lost; and Cavs was playing small ball to; so not sure what you are really talking about....
East vs. West: The West is 93-79 (.541) against the East in interconference games after going 9-8 last week.
The comment about who is guarding who makes perfect sense when Kyrie had a better finals than Curry and hits the game winner yesterday. It's just about stepping up. Lebron is the man still, but Kyrie is doing is own against yellow Jesus.
And remember, Cavs weren't at full-strength against GS. They didn't have Smith. Up here, all that was on sports talk was how not having Smith would allow GS to crowd the lane more.
And I need to know...what's up with the ";" instead of periods.... Just curious. I know Mrfreddy has his way of typing too... lol
Why isn't Kyrie guarding Curry then if he's truly stepping up
; i mean Kyrie is stepping up right I mean shouldn't he be guarding Curry then; I mean he didn't guard him not once, well something must be wrong with Kyrie then 
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Kyrie got him in the one finals he was healthy in; He is stepping up; Lebron was the true MVP of the 2015 finals; and Kyrie was next in line for 2016; Where the fuck was Curry;Why isn't Kyrie guarding Curry then if he's truly stepping up
Iirc Curry picked Kyrie's pocket late in the 4th and dove for the ball before LeBron dove on him and took it away. Can't knock Kyrie he's been stepping up in the clutch and Curry been playing small. But Kyrie doesn't guard Curry just like Curry doesn't guard him for the most part.
It was also fully expected the NBA would come out today and announce they blew those 2 calls. Warriors still choked away a 14 point 4th quarter lead with dumb turnovers by Green, Iggy, and Curry.
You don't know what I'm taking about? Maybe it's because there are usually SEVERAL reasons a game (regardless of the sport) is lost. All I can say is that I'm always amazed at folks who say it wasn't because of THIS reason or THAT reason as if somehow THEY (out of millions of people) somehow have THE ANSWER. I'm not looking for the cure for cancer. All I'm doing is expressing my views concerning the use of small ball during the last seconds of a game. Later.
Cavs played small ball as well; it that the reason why they won??
Answer the question; why isnt Kyrie guarding Curry since hes stepping up?? thats all I want to know....
Ummmm...no. When you have a two time first ever unanimous MVP along with another MVP and along with a potential MVP in Kaly AND one of the most underrated player in the game in Draymond this game should not have been close. Letting 36 year olds dunk on em and if you niggas wanna point to Bron should have been getting technical that was a makeup call for the bullshit ass tech they called on Jefferson when he mushed on that nigga. Fuck outta here.
Agreed, it shouldnt have been close; and whats the reason for it being close?? Turnovers, sloppy fucking play; GS was up 14 or 16 in the fourth and had like 7 turnovers after that; 2 in the last fucking min of the game; i dont care how good a team is, if they turn the ball over it will end them; its like that in every fucking team sport; turnovers will kill anyone....
Did you see ANYTHING in my post about LeBron's dunk? I don't give a fuck about the dunk. It's two fuckin' points. Sometimes you dudes be making up conversations. The auto quote should keep you dudes on point but it doesn't.
Kyrie so good but they keep losing games without who???LBJ is great and it's his greatness that makes Cleveland go; Kyrie is a sidekick; they can't even beat wack teams without LBJ......
The Cavs can do no wrong.
I can't tell you. When I look at the match up between the two teams I don't see how small ball is an advantage to either. The question is whether it's a disadvantage when they play. I believe it's more of a disadvantage for GS especially when there are seconds on the clock. Why? I believe ultimately defense and ball possession will ultimately win when the teams are capable of being offensively equal (close games). Every now and then you get a blowout game with these two but the fact is most of their games are highly contested. You're not going to overpower Cleveland offensively when a) there's one ball and b) Kerr's substitutions are questionable.
Great point...
I feel like you don't have to get all pretty with that small ball shit.
OKC mashed the fuck outta the dubs, they were no where close to a small ball team...
14-15 finals the Cavs wasn't a small ball team, shit it seem like at times TT and Timothy played together. They lost but that's not the point, the size and defending and little turnovers kept them in the game. It's wasn't trying to matchup GS position for position.
This was one of the problems that Hibbert and West presented to me against the Heat. While Spo would go small ball, the Pacers would still battle because of size. Lebron being on that squad lead them pass the pacers take him off and replace him with Rudy Gay, I'm not sure they get past Indy.
I think the Cavs benefit more when teams go smallball, because they likely have more defenders to throw out there and still have shooting and spacing.
As much as folks clown Shum and JR...
They're damn near in there(playing within the last 4mins) to close out each fucking game.
Also when Lebron guards Green, for some reason he seem useless...yea in game whatever it was he was going the fuck off, but it was designed to give him that open look, while closing the driving lanes some(same as the year before with Iggy)
Green is in an interesting position this year and needs to be aware of the potential setup. He's been having some good games but he also makes a lot of mistakes. Far too many questionable passes. Far too many into traffic. It's as if he's trying to embrace this all around ball player mentality while forfeiting his natural offensive instincts at times.
Teams are aware what they trying to do.
In the previous years teams were overwhelmed with the movement and shooting displays. Now those same plays are made, teams know what's coming now. Kyrie damn near had a triple double with 7 steals(2 or 3 was results of reads).
Team have adjusted to Lebron's cross court passes over the previous years.
At one point it's seemed like he connected on that shit every time. That was because that was something you're taught early on, you never make that pass. This fucker had should strength, vision and ball speed he got away with it. Defenders are now aware of it, so it's often picked off.
I felt it's a fucking shame as to how many back door passes the Dubs got. The deep ball does kill you, but damn sag off the ball some TT, pressure that ball some Jefferson(or whomever was guarding west), damn why y'all don't keep they hands up in passes lanes(when y'all do, the ball is often tipped)...
But as tated yesterday, that was a damn great game. It had the highest rating for that time slot in years(maybe 9 years)!!!
Good job NBA....
If you are questioning Kerr's substitutions for the game then he better do a lot better in the finals if they meet, because I think that both Curry and Durant can be worn down with physical play especially when you make them play hard defense and this may be the reason why Durant tends to historically fall off in the 4th and why Curry numbers vs Irving is always down.
I know they want to shorten their bench vs the Cavs but if they do and make it into a war of attrition, who are you going to favor in a long series?
Adding KD atomically labeled them as the "Monstars" so it favors them initially.
I see it like this as of now.
The Cavs can play anyway the dubs want to play. Playing big don't benefit the dubs, because the Cavs counter with Deep Fyre @ the five. Playing Green at the five helps only if Lebron don't guard him.
I feel the dubs need to play fast against the Cavs only because the Cavs don't mind going ISO(slower pace) with Drew(whom don't care if a big is at the rim or not) and Bron.
The NBA have a chance to gain more globally, if these cats make it back to the finals.
If that shit is rigged this would be the time to pull out everything.
Bruh... every night they are playing against other teams who also have the best basketball players in the world playing. You just sound bitter, and delusional. This is professional basketball not high school where a division 1 team is playing a division 5 team every game.
Playing Green at five is a bad idea because it allows the Cavs to play Love at five, and by doing so they can floor a team with 5 outside shooters and no one to guard the paint.
Yes its true they have to play faster, but one has to question are Durant and Curry physically able to play a deep series vs the Cavs guarding Irving and LeBron, last game Durant logged in 38 mins, Curry 37 while LeBron had 40 and Irving 44, the problem for the Dubs is that Durant (while scoring 36) had only 2pts (free throws) the last 9 mins of the game while Curry had 5. Looking at their past history in the 4th and them falling short during long grueling series, not to mention their small body type, one have to wonder if they have the ability to bang with players like Irving and James in a long hard fought series.
I think the Warriors have to trust their bench and not fall for the trap of trying to match Durant/Curry mins with that of James and Irving.
Curry barely guards Irving and vice versa you fucking moron
Well well...
It was like a space jam 2 prequel
The Monstars couldn't beat a shorthanded Cavs team....
It was like a space jam 2 prequel
The Monstars couldn't beat a shorthanded Cavs team....
Ya'll realize
Coach Lue hasn't even coached a full calendar year yet?
Coach Lue hasn't even coached a full calendar year yet?
Ummm...
I could have SWORN
SOMEONE posted that KD has Lebron number?
Yeah OK.
I could have SWORN
SOMEONE posted that KD has Lebron number?
Yeah OK.
Curry hasn't looked right...
And the way he sat there with the towel and didn't stand with his team to watch the last shot?
Says it all...
And the way he sat there with the towel and didn't stand with his team to watch the last shot?
Says it all...