Golden State Warriors: Christmas Loss Highlights NBA’s Officiating Issues

Isaiah Thomas had 27 points, Al Horford had a strong all-around game including a key blocked shot late, and the Celtics beat the Knicks 119-114. Because Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee could have a tough time defending Love, the Warriors might lean heavily on their small-ball lineup Sunday. “I’m just thankful it went in”.

Jefferson’s feet appeared to get tangled with Durant’s on that last play.

Durant told The Undefeated after the game, “I would’ve made that shot if he didn’t trip me up”.

The Warriors, though, were often their own worst enemy with 20 turnovers. And it looks like they will get the chance to do that again come June. “The way we lost that game, we gave them a gift”.

“It’s a great tape to look at”.

– The Lakers put an end to their four-game skid as Nick Young and Timofey Mozgov (TIM’-oh-fay MAHZ’-gahv) each delivered 19 points in a 111-102 win over the Clippers.

“Honestly, I can’t have 11 shots”, Curry said.

First, the officials swallowed their whistles when LeBron James hung on the rim after completing a thunderous dunk with just under two minutes to go. “If you wink, you should get a tech, yeah, for sure”. “I’d rather he’d cussed him out or said something like that”. Durant makes a valid point, the referees already have a hard enough job as it is, why publicly state that the referees blew a call? You can’t fine us for when we go out there and criticize them, but throw them under the bus for a two-minute report. He was one of only eight players to see the court wearing a Cleveland uniform. Similarly to in Game 7 of the Finals, Kyrie Irving hit the game-winner for the win. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 17 points, and Lebron James had a double-double in the first half. “He kept making big shots”.

“It will be quite valuable for us to look at that tape because we know we let it slip away”, Kerr said. That was an off-balance 3-pointer over Steph Curry off his wrong foot and exhausted legs. “We lost that game, we could have been better“, added Durant on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time).

Kyrie Irving broke the Golden State Warriors’ hearts with a dagger on Christmas, and Stephen Curry was visibly sulking on the bench with a towel draped over his head. The forward did not take into account the missed calls or the fact that they could have won the game but rather the National Basketball Association throwing their officials into the fire and highlighting their mistakes in the process.

“Competition is what you live for”, James said.