Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Effort levels play a part in my mind. The Lakers (and particularly AD) let game 2 go very easily after getting game 1.
The Warriors also know they had one more chance to get home advantage back in game 4, so they didn't fight as hard as they might have otherwise once the Lakers made their run (wanting to save something in the tank in game 4).
I expect we'll get a close one in game 4.
Yep I agree. It seems like the players know they just need to split so the early games except Game 1 players stop putting in effort when they get down [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Tatum basically does that on all of his jump shots to get room. If you call that consistently, you'd be taking away his entire game.
If you called it consistently, players would adjust. He would still score, but maybe they would have to run the offense differently.
But that was pathetic they let that go.
The Embiid charge/block was at least close. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chief Pagan:
If you called it consistently, players would adjust. He would still score, but maybe they would have to run the offense differently.
But that was pathetic they let that go.
The Embiid charge/block was at least close.
Oh it was definitely a charge on Tatum. I'm just saying he does it nearly every time and they let him get away with it. Calling it there would actually make them inconsistent. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Oh it was definitely a charge on Tatum. I'm just saying he does it nearly every time and they let him get away with it. Calling it there would actually make them inconsistent.
Well sure...
But that looked more egregious than most. Even the announcer basically said it should have been called.