Former ESPN Analyst Bill Simmons Calls Out Referee Bias After Heat/Celtics Game

[Batz]

That is a disgusting disparity. You'd think the Celtics were facing a prime Shaquille O'Neal.

They were facing LeBron James and Dwyane Wade... Who they were intentionally fouling even...

[LAClipsFan33]

They were facing LeBron James and Dwyane Wade... Who they were intentionally fouling even...

The Celtics strategy was to double, triple, and foul Wade and Lebron and force them to make FTs ?

Their strategy worked with 10/16 missed FTs between those two players ?

The game was less about how many FTs the Heat shot and more about the Celtics not capitalizing over and over

[BallsOut]

The Celtics strategy was to double, triple, and foul Wade and Lebron and force them to make FTs ?

Their strategy worked with 10/16 missed FTs between those two players ?

The game was less about how many FTs the Heat shot and more about the Celtics not capitalizing over and over

Says the guy who didn't watch the game. Quit reciting to everyone what you read from the boxscore.

[asdf1990]

a team with prime lebron and wade is suppose to take as many free throws as a team with a injured ray allen/injured pierce/ jump shooting KG/ rondo? yeah there were a few missed calls but the ft disparity is gonna exist with the heat until they face an equally athletic team like the thunder. deal with it.

[Kurosawa0]

The Celtics strategy was to double, triple, and foul Wade and Lebron and force them to make FTs ?

Their strategy worked with 10/16 missed FTs between those two players ?

The game was less about how many FTs the Heat shot and more about the Celtics not capitalizing over and over

It worked out great. I mean, if you want you're best scorer fouling out and sitting on the bench in OT.

[RazorBaLade]

AI must be rolling over in his grave right now at all of the FTs Lebron and Wade get for running into defenders. Back then he actually had to earn them.

wow.. good point... ai would have been god if harden and bron are able to do whta they do now ... ai would have been even better

[LAClipsFan33]

Says the guy who didn't watch the game. Quit reciting to everyone what you read from the boxscore.

I just got done watching the game. If someone has a different opinion on ISH it's always "You didn't watch the game". Grow a brain...

[LAClipsFan33]

It worked out great. I mean, if you want you're best scorer fouling out and sitting on the bench in OT.

Even with that...they had 10 opps to win the game

[Shepseskaf]

AI must be rolling over in his grave right now

Ummmm, he's not dead.

[itsGameTime]

I just got done watching the game. If someone has a different opinion on ISH it's always "You didn't watch the game". Grow a brain...

Lol at just got done watching the game. The game was 5 hours ago. Next time you read a boxscore and claim you saw the game, don't make it too obvious.

[BankShot]

Thats strange.... an admitted Celtic homer for life is suggesting that the Celtics were treated unfairly

[xcesswee]

I thought the paul pierce 6th foul was bs. He jumps straight up with hands straight up and wade just bulldozes into him. Pierce gets his 6th foul and is out for end of 4th and Overtime.

[BallsOut]

Ummmm, he's not dead.

Symbolically.

[(e)]

Yeah Bill is a homer but I think he has a legit reason to call them out.

Miami was settling for the 3 all damn game, hell they shot 26 of them to Boston's 16. Boston also chucked a few up at the end.

Miami ended up shooting a ton more FTs, but also got a handful at the end of the game too.

Simply put, if Boston got the same quick whistle that Miami got, they would of had at least 6 more FTAs. Rondo was clearly fouled at the end of the game. The block on Ray Allen in the 3rd that led to a huge run by Miami was also a foul, Wade had contact on the body with a push. Wade gets away with a kick towards the groin on KG. PP gets some touchy fouls and fouls out of the game lol. KG gets smacked in the face, pushes the guy away and he gets hit with the T.

I feel for Boston. They've definitely had the very short end of the stick and arnt getting any favors at all.

[Kurosawa0]

Even with that...they had 10 opps to win the game

As did Boston...