Reg season has been nasty for about 6 years. Happy to see refs not calling pussy calls in playoffs. They're not calling flops. Except for Lowry. He falls 15-20 times a game, so he's gonna get a few. Other than that, most whistles pretty legit. Even a lot of non-calls.
Bunch of phantom calls in this Lakers/ Blazers game. NBA just doesn't care about the integrity of the competition, just putting points on the board and getting the shooters in rhythm. Need fans in the arena to make the refs give the home side an honest chance to defend.
The officiating sucks as usual. God forbid a defender hold his ground and obstruct the ball handler from waltzing to the cup, that's grounds for a whistle. Tired of seeing shooters being defended well and then they initiate contact by doing some unnatural lean just to draw a bump and a bailout whistle.