Douchebag wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
Interesting that the refs were able to get that last insignificant foul call in with about 1/2 second on the clock to take a NY 5 point lead to 7.
Glad I had the -6 on NY.
That call was bullshit. The Bulls should have just walked off the floor "Bad Boy Pistons style".
From the New York Post but still...
Ref review lets Knicks cover spread
Commissioner David Stern should know about the final second of tonight's game.<p>
1:07 AM, December 23, 2009 ι MARC BERMAN
Commissioner David Stern should know about the final second of tonight's game.
Stern should know about how the three referees who officiated tonight's Bulls-Knicks game at the Garden were intent on reviewing whether Danilo Gallinari was fouled during a scramble before the buzzer sounded and the Knicks up five.
The point-spread in Las Vegas had the Knicks as five-point favorites. The officiating crew - Derrick Stafford, Brian Forte, David Guthrie - spent nearly a minute reviewing a monitor to see whether there was contact with Gallinari 40 feet from the basket before the buzzer.
All the players and coaches wanted to do was leave the court. The three referees did not let them. The officials ruled there was a Kirk Hinrich foul 40 feet from the ball, with .3 seconds left.
Gallinari went to the free-throw line, made both free throws, put the Knicks up seven.
The Knicks covered in Las Vegas. Somewhere, Tim Donaghy was smiling and a bunch of gamblers at the MGM Grand who had the Bulls were ready to smash the high-def video screen.